Fair shape but heavily worn on back
bound down by unfavorable weather conditions which helped to shield the German thrust
indicating the carbine did not see much use at all
It definitely shows signs of long service and possible exposure to the elements
including Eugene Richardson
Original Austrian WWI Mannlicher M1890 NCO Bayonet by ŒWG Steyr with Hook Quillon, Scabbard, Frog & Troddle Knot - Featured in To The Hilt The Austrian Bayonet by David F. Machnicki Military Flare Guns Fair shape but heavily wornOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased directly from David F. Machnicki, the author of To The Hilt The Austrian Bayonet, where this bayonet is pictured on page 49. This is a very nice Austrian made NCO bayonet with a tremendous knot, scabbard, and frog. These normally have no quillon, and just a muzzle ring on the crossguard, but this is a rare version for NCOs, which has a hooked quillon and small swivel on the bottom. This was for attaching a