Original Rare Prussian Dreyse M-1865 Hirschfänger Bayonet by P.D. Lüneschloss Modified to fit Mauser 1871 Receiver Top Cover The tag inside this size

The tag inside this size 42 jacket has information regarding the maker and contract:

March 19th

This is a very nice Early WWII produced police pattern Tschako in black

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Original Rare Prussian Dreyse M-1865 Hirschfänger Bayonet by P.D. Lüneschloss Modified to fit Mauser 1871 Receiver Top Cover The tag inside this sizeOriginal item: One Only. This is an Exceptionally RARE Prussian Bayonet, made for the M 1854 Dreyse Needlefire Jger Rifle. The Zndnadelgewehr (ignition needle rifle) was the invention of Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse, a German gunsmith from the Prussian region. This design was the first breech loading firearm design to use bolt action to open and close the chamber. The design was use during the middle portion of the 19th century, when the M1854 Dreyse