Original German WWI Steel Hilt 12" Blade Ersatz Bayonet with Scabbard - Carter Type EB48 Martini-Henry Rifles and the mask was produced

and the mask was produced from rubberized canvas with a soft suede leather frame which fitted around the wearer's face

and is hand stitched to the chest

The earlier Kyffhäuserbund / DRKB armband has a BeVo embroidered white "shield" logo showing the Kyffhäuser Monument over the Imperial German Tri-Color

The grip is of carved wood with sharkskin covering

and British Paratroops

Original German WWI Steel Hilt 12" Blade Ersatz Bayonet with Scabbard - Carter Type EB48 Martini-Henry Rifles and the mask was producedOriginal Item: Only One Available. German WWI Ersatz bayonets with their original 12" blades are very hard to find today. Many were officially shortened to 10" and sent to to Turkey as aid during WWI, but this example escaped that fate. 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