Argentina, Republic. An M1891 Mauser Rifle Bayonet GTRexclude with a single rank pip

with a single rank pip

but was well constructed

and the swastika has been etched out of the cover

in gold with white & red enamel work

Argentina, Republic. An M1891 Mauser Rifle Bayonet GTRexclude with a single rank pipThis bayonet features a 400 mm long steel blade, magnetic, with a semi sharp blade and a very sharp tip, the fuller running almost the full length of the bayonet on both sides, marked with the Argentine Republic coat of arms surmounted by the arched inscription in Spanish "MODELO ARGENTINO 1891" (Argentine Model 1891) on the obverse ricasso, maker marked "WEYERSBERG KIRSCHBAUM & Co SOLINGEN" on the reverse ricasso, the spine proof marked with a star