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 EB47 appearing on Page 111-113 is the model we offer here. It has a Heavy Stamped steel two-piece hilt with muzzle ring, with a 12″ blade bearing small German proof to the lower spine. The cross guard is marked with serial number 5790. It comes complete with a very nice blued steel scabbard, with the stylized fag marking in an oval. This company manufactured a very large number of these scabbards for ersatz bayonets.
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 very nice Ersatz Bayonet Type EB47 complete with “FAG” scabbard, ready to add to your collection!