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ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL WW1 GERMAN ERSATZ BAYONETS. A SMALL QUANTITY OF BELGIAN Mle 1882 BAYONETS WERE CAPTURED IN 1914. MODIFIED TO FIT THE GERMAN G-98 RIFLE. MOST OF THE KNOWN SURVIVORS ARE MARKED AS THIS ONE IS “ARTILLERIE DEPOT MAGDEBURG” WHERE THE WORK WAS CARRIED OUT. FOR FURTHER READING, PAGES 188-189 OF CARTER’S GERMAN BAYONETS VOLUME III. THIS EXAMPLE IN EXCELLENT UNTOUCHED CONDITION. NO RUST OR PITTING. LIGHT SURFACE DISCOLOURATION. WORKING BUTTON. SHRINKAGE CRACK TO ONE OF THE GRIPS. BLUE STEEL SCABBARD.