Original German WWI Ersatz Bayonet with Socket Bayonet Blade and Steel Scabbard - Carter Type 69 French Flags It stands 14 inches tall

It stands 14 inches tall with a 4 inch long inert explosive head

the first we have encountered

Activated: September 1917

had insisted on a collective penalty being imposed on the 9th Lancers

The original water can reads:

Original German WWI Ersatz Bayonet with Socket Bayonet Blade and Steel Scabbard - Carter Type 69 French Flags It stands 14 inches tallOriginal Item. Only One Available. "Ersatz" bayonets and scabbards are emergency war time issue bayonets made for reserve and rear line troops. Ersatz translates to "replacement", and they were constructed of whatever happened to be on hand, resulting in some very interesting examples. This type is rated by J. Anthony Carter as an R. 9 out of 12 in the rarity category, "Very rare with less than ten known examples, sold within the last 5 years". See