Mauser M-1916 WWI Belgian Rifle Bayonet Scabbard 18 Inches Headgear These pieces represent the basic

These pieces represent the basic set issued to all British Infantrymen in WW2 and thereafter onto which can be added a host of other accessories such as wire cutter carrier

original markings

History of the M16

the new sealed patterns were offered for adoption and accepted on the same date 15th Sept 1887

After the First World War

Mauser M-1916 WWI Belgian Rifle Bayonet Scabbard 18 Inches Headgear These pieces represent the basicOriginal Item: Purchased sometime in the 1980's in a Brussels Warehouse Sale we got a carton of what turned out to be Original WWI era all steel Belgian M 1916 Bayonet tubular Scabbards for the long bayonet issued in WW1 with the Mauser 1888 Rifle for use in trench warfare. Each measures 18" overall, these are quite hard to find today. 18" Scabbard only, bayonet (pictured) not included.