Germany, Imperial. An M1871 Seitengewehr Bayonet, By A & A Schnitzler Of Solingen, Manufactured In 1875 Newly Listed 1915 in Vancouver

1915 in Vancouver

CAINSDORF-PLANITZ”

A Second War St

measuring 205 mm (w) x 108 mm (l) x 30 mm (h)

Germany, Imperial. An M1871 Seitengewehr Bayonet, By A & A Schnitzler Of Solingen, Manufactured In 1875 Newly Listed 1915 in VancouverThis bayonet features a 465 mm long steel blade, magnetic, incorporating a semi sharp blade and a dull tip, the fuller running two thirds of the length of the bayonet on both sides, with two sets of marks appearing on the spine beside the crossguard: marked with a "W" surmounted by a crown (Kaiser Wilhelm I of Imperial Germany), with "75" (1875) below the monogram and marked with a Gothic script "W" surmounted by a crown (Kaiser Wilhelm I of Prussia),