Original German WWI Steel Hilt Ersatz M1898/05 Butcher Sawback Bayonet with Scabbard - Carter Type EB42A Original Machine Gun Part Sets this Cross Belt Plate is

this Cross Belt Plate is of oval brass construction with a white metal or silver badge to center of a star burst around the Regimental Motto NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT (No one provokes me with impunity) in a circle with a sprig of Thistle to the center

the Army Air Forces began transferring B-26s and aircrews to North Africa toward the end of 1942

Its length is 35" overall made of the traditional cane and is carved with the Officer's Rank and Name:

indicating it is chambered for the

one of the great elder statesmen of the American pre-Civil-War era

Original German WWI Steel Hilt Ersatz M1898/05 Butcher Sawback Bayonet with Scabbard - Carter Type EB42A Original Machine Gun Part Sets this Cross Belt Plate isOriginal Item: Only One Available. German WWI Ersatz butcher sawback bayonets with their original 14" blades are very hard to find today. 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 Reference EB42A appearing on Pages 104 105 is the model we offer here. Heavy Stamped steel two piece