Original Set of Two Bayonets with Scabbards - Indian Long FAL & Austrian M1867 Werndl Shortened to WWI Knife m making this a quaint bit

making this a quaint bit of Civil War folk art

The interior has four aluminum belt hooks

After the Rebellion had been quelled in 1858/9 it was decreed that SEPOY (Native) troops should not again be trusted with rifled weapons

As these weapons were always painted modern Collector's did not discover this steel/brass variety until the release of captured Russian Maxim Guns from Finland in 1996

Original Set of Two Bayonets with Scabbards - Indian Long FAL & Austrian M1867 Werndl Shortened to WWI Knife m making this a quaint bitOriginal Item: Only One Set Available. Several years ago IMA acquired a large bayonet collection from a very enthusiastic European collector. Some of these we have decided to sell in small groups, giving starting collectors a great chance to pick up a few bayonets to get started with collecting. Here we have two bayonets, somewhat far removed from each other in terms of style, location, and time period, but both intended for the same task. The first