Original Belgian Terssen Model 1868 Pioneer Sawback Bayonet for Comblain Rifle dated 1870 Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock and has all nickel silver

and has all nickel silver mounts

but by the time the Civil War came to an end only about half of these had been delivered

One corner of the front portion of the left grip is absent

tied together

which consists of a patent number and date

Original Belgian Terssen Model 1868 Pioneer Sawback Bayonet for Comblain Rifle dated 1870 Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock and has all nickel silverOriginal Item: One Only. This is a fine example of the rare early Model 1868 Pioneer Saw back Bayonet, originally designed for the Belgian Terssen Rifle. However the Terssen was relatively quickly replaced by the M1870 Comblain rifle, which was designed with the same mounting parameters, so most of these saw service with the Comblain, especially when dated well after the Terssen was obsoleted. This bayonet used as the prototype for the German 1871