Bavarian Field Artillery and Trains Bayonet 1892
Above and Below: The Bavarian Artillery Bayonet 1892 or Bayern Artillerie Seitengewehr 92 is not really a bayonet at all but is instead a short sword and like the Prussian Flaschinenmesser 1864. Both had no means of attaching to a rifle
Below: The hilt is marked: 6.A.E.2.194. which is 6th Feldartillerie Regiments, 2nd Ezsatz-Batterie, item number 194, and the scabbard is marked: 10.A.6.66. which is 10th Feldartillerie Regiment, 6th Batterie, item number 66
Below: A comparison photo between the Bavarian Artillery short sword 1892 and the Prussian Artillery short sword 1864
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