Original Prussian Dreyse M-1860 Brass Hilted Fusilier Bayonet by Gebrüder Weyersberg African Militaria In 1883 the 8th Lancashire

In 1883 the 8th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers (raised at Bury on 22 August 1859) became the 1st Volunteer Battalion

since the magazine well did not keep the magazine firmly locked

and large numbers of them were used by the North Korean and Chinese Communists in the Korean war

Please note: Very few of the steel mounted scabbards remain

This grouping is 100% authentic (no reproductions) and consists of the following items:

Original Prussian Dreyse M-1860 Brass Hilted Fusilier Bayonet by Gebrüder Weyersberg African Militaria In 1883 the 8th LancashireOriginal item: One Only. This is an Exceptionally RARE Prussian Bayonet with scabbard, made for the M 1860 Dreyse Needlefire Fusilier Rifle. The Zndnadelgewehr (ignition needle rifle) was the invention of Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse, a German gunsmith from the Prussian region. This design was the first breech loading fiream design to use bolt action to open and close the chamber. The design was use during the middle portion of the 19th century, when