Original Belgian Terssen Model 1868 Pioneer Sawback Bayonet for Comblain Rifle dated 1879 with Scabbard Category_Snider Rifle Parts The government recovered it and

The government recovered it and interred it in a monastery near Milan

No real issues or defects to speak of

The blade's ricasso under the chappe is stamped with the post 1941 Eickhorn simplified trademark: a seated "regardent" squirrel looking backward over its shoulder

mousetraps and ice skates to electric ranges and toasters

The serial number range places the date of manufacture at around the beginning of 1864

Original Belgian Terssen Model 1868 Pioneer Sawback Bayonet for Comblain Rifle dated 1879 with Scabbard Category_Snider Rifle Parts The government recovered it andOriginal Item: One Only. This is a fine example of the rare early Model 1868 Pioneer Saw back Bayonet, originally designed for the Belgian Terssen Rifle. However the Terssen was relatively quickly replaced by the M1870 Comblain rifle, which was designed with the same mounting parameters, so most of these saw service with the Comblain, especially when dated well after the Terssen was obsoleted. This bayonet used as the prototype for the German 1871