Chile, Republic. An M1895 Mauser Rifle Bayonet Auction Royal West Kent Regiment ended

Royal West Kent Regiment ended in December 1917

” with the original “O & C” filed off

one with the Lloyd factory in the background

all mounted onto a gilt bronze boutonniere

Chile, Republic. An M1895 Mauser Rifle Bayonet Auction Royal West Kent Regiment endedThis bayonet features a 252 mm long steel blade, magnetic, with a very sharp edge and a very sharp tip, the fuller running almost the full length of the bayonet on both sides, marked with two symbols on the obverse ricasso, one of which is a star resting upon a shield, the other consisting of three conjoined circles, maker marked "WEYERSBERG KIRSCHBAUM & Co SOLINGEN" on the reverse ricasso. The blade is embedded into the heavy steel crossguard that is