Original Item: Only One Available. German WWI Ersatz bayonets with their original 12″ blades are very hard to find today. The classic work by J.ANTHONY CARTER, GERMAN BAYONETS, VOLUME THREE published in 1992 is the complete work covering all types of WWI Ersatz bayonets and cherished by bayonet collectors everywhere.
Anthony Carter’s Reference EB7 appearing on Page 47-51 is the model we offer here. Heavy Stamped steel two-piece hilt with split muzzle ring, a shortened 10″ blade and complete with steel scabbard. Marked 9007 on the cross guard and 6856 / 5 on the handle. It also bears regimental designation E.B.L.J.R. / 3. 39. for the Ersatz Bataillon Landwehr Infanterie Regiment, number 3, 39th soldier.
J. Anthony Carter died in 2001 but his four volume work is acknowledged as the supreme reference work on the subject most especially the Ersatz Volume (No.3) which was his great passion throughout his lifetime.
A nice regimentally marked Ersatz Bayonet Type EB7 complete with scabbard, ready to add to your collection!