Swedish M 1896 bayonet by E.A.B. (ABC N 335-1)(K590(JN 180-1)
Swedish Mauser M 1896 6.5 mm. / M 1935 short rifle and AG42b Ljungmann self loading rifle, Serial number: 872 under a Crown on the ricasso. Excellent bright finished blade with a narrow central fuller marked with Swedish maker's trademark: E.A.B. (= Erik Anton Berg. E.A.Bergs Fabriksaktiebolag-Eskilstuna) on the ricasso. Reverse site is marked with a Crown over 872. Excellent blued one piece steel tubular chequered hilt with a cylindrical press catch fitted to the pommel of the hilt. Blued crossguard with a short backwards swept quillon and a muzzle a ring: MRD 15.5 mm. A small Crown on the quillon. Facing the blade the crossguard is marked with another serial number: 384 and another makers mark: Crown over G (= Carl Gustav stad)
Excellent all steel scabbard free of dents. Finial is marked with a Crown and 405. Scabbard throat is marked with the serial number: 405 and and E.J. -Crown over Anchor E -AB .
Comes with its excellent and genuine Swedish M 1896 brown leather NCO bayonet frog, marked on the front: three Swedish Crowns. (Ref: Anthony Carter 400)