Mauser M-1916 (M-1924) WWI Belgian Rifle Bayonet Scabbard: Shortened to 14? Hand Select:No marked "Inflammable" which indicates these

marked "Inflammable" which indicates these were manufactured in Occupied France or Belgium

It continued in service until it was retired in 1903

The brow plate rested on that "step" when worn with these smaller helmets

unfired 12-pounder Armstrong explosive shells of the same kind that we are offering were found south-west of Richmond

Mauser M-1916 (M-1924) WWI Belgian Rifle Bayonet Scabbard: Shortened to 14? Hand Select:No marked "Inflammable" which indicates theseOriginal Item: Purchased sometime in the 1980's in a Brussels Warehouse Sale we got a carton of what turned out to be Original WWI era all steel Belgian M 1916 Bayonet tubular Scabbards for the long bayonet issued in WW1 with the Mauser 1888 Rifle for use in trench warfare that had been "officially" shortened from 18" to 14" to conform the M 1924 Belgian Rifle. Only a handful found. 14" Scabbard only, bayonet (pictured) not included.