Original British P-1855 Sappers & Miners Quillback Sword Bayonet with Scabbard for Lancaster Carbine Military Art marked TOWER - 1849 with

marked TOWER - 1849 with its side action lock bearing Queen Victoria's cypher of Crown over V

The ferrule of this example nicely matches the pommel and cross guard

and a passenger list from the Queen Mary

These helmets would be continued to be worn well after with the German Luftschutz and the German Allied Slovak Army on the Eastern Front

The scabbard is completely straight throughout with 85% of the original black paint

Original British P-1855 Sappers & Miners Quillback Sword Bayonet with Scabbard for Lancaster Carbine Military Art marked TOWER - 1849 withOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is extremely rare, especially since it has NOT been modified as so many were in later years. The bayonet featured a quill back blade of 24", a hilt frame made entirely out of brass with hard rubber leather checkered grip plates to either side. The bright shiny blade bears the Knight's Head stamping of the German Solingen firm of Carl Reinhard KIRSCHBAUM, who lived from 1818 1862. His company made a lot of edged