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. Heavy Stamped steel two-piece hilt with muzzle ring, 12″ blade bearing small German proof to rear top and complete with steel scabbard. Marked 2880 on the cross guard.
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.
Ersatz Bayonet Type EB47 complete with scabbard, ready to add to your collection!