Modelo 1891 Argentino Mauser Sword Bayonet Serial #L4844

This is the companion sword bayonet to the Modelo 1891 Argentino Mauser rifle made in Germany. The sword has a straight, single-edged blade, a hooked quillion, and its serial number matches that of the scabbard (L4844). The scabbard is of darkened steel with a spherical finial. The scratched out part above the serial number would have been the Argentinian crest.

Circa 1890s.

Overall: approximately 20-1/2" in length and 3-3/4" in width; blade only: approximately 15-3/4" in length and 1" in width; scabbard only: 16-1/2" in length and 1-5/8" in width.

Steel, aluminum hilt; scabbard: steel.

Ring on guard, hook on scabbard, spring.

WEYERSBERG KIRSCHBAUM & CO. SOLINGEN, R mark, M in circle; RA in circle; L4844, maker mark, M in circle; A (with saltire on top) maker mark.

This is from a weapons collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. SHOP VAJX11 LHEX4/12 SLEJX3/13 SEJX10/13

7 (Very Fine): The blade is in very good shape; there are areas of rust to the aluminum hilt and on the guard, as well as small spots of wear and oxidation on the scabbard.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.