Original Danish Model 1853/66 Snider Naval Rifle Sword Bayonet with Regimental Marking Water Jacket Assembly It reads KNOCKALOE CAMP

It reads KNOCKALOE CAMP

Manufactured at the arsenal at Klingenthal and marked as such along with the date MARCH 1880 expressly as French military aid to Egypt that had gained great prominence since the opening of the Suez Canal

1940 - 1942

The MG 13 was the mainstay of the Wehrmacht from 1930 until the MG 34 came into service after 1934

The reverse of the award is concave and coloured black

Original Danish Model 1853/66 Snider Naval Rifle Sword Bayonet with Regimental Marking Water Jacket Assembly It reads KNOCKALOE CAMPOriginal Item. Only One available. Intended for use as a Short Sword as well as a bayonet, examples of these are extremely scarce. What we have here is a very nice example of a Danish Model 1853 66 Bayonet, intended for use on the Danish short 1853 66 Snider Naval Rifle. These rifles were originally muzzle loaders, but were converted at Copenhagen Arsenal to the Snider breech loading system. These rifles were then replaced by the Remington Rolling