*Imperial Russian, WW1, M1891 Mosin-Nagant Socket Bayonet 1st Pattern with Cruciform Blade, Ishvek trademark*
Approximate measurements: 44.8cm blade, 50.5cm overall
Marked: 82305
Marked: п encircled and п in a triangle, faint Izhevsk trademark of a bow and arrow - pre 1928 marking - on top of the cruciform blade (later trademark was an arrow within a triangle).
448mm spike blade with a flat tip which could be used as a screw-driver.
Rarely seen, an original First World War, Imperial Russian Army socket bayonet for the 7.62mm M1891 Mosin-Nagant rifle (it will only fit a Nagant rifle of the same period). The 5 digit serial number suggests that this is an early production. These are considered Imperial Russian (pre-1918) as opposed to Communist Russian (post-1918); the post-1918 type - Russian Model 1891 Mosin-Nagant Socket Bayonet (2nd Pattern) - had a integral push-button/spring latching mechanism instead of a locking ring. The M1891 was the Russian mainstay from 1891-1930. It was used during the First World War and the Revolution of 1917.
Although the M1891/30 Rifle had superseded the M1891 Rifle by the time Russia entered the Second World War, which the M1891 bayonet did not fit (it was designed to fit rifles without a protector around the foresight), the M1891 was still in widespread use during the Second World War.
Russia did not supply a scabbard, preferring that soldiers keep the bayonet fixed all of the time. However, Finland, Germany, and Austria manufactured scabbards for use with bayonets captured from the Russians.
*Condition*
This rare imperial bayonet is in good condition. Please see photographs as part of the condition report.
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