Original Prussian Dreyse M-1860 Brass Hilted Fusilier Bayonet by Gebrüder Weyersberg African Militaria During the raid

During the raid

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

Please note: Very few of the steel mounted scabbards remain

effectively ending its participation in the Ardennes campaign

since the magazine well did not keep the magazine firmly locked

Original Prussian Dreyse M-1860 Brass Hilted Fusilier Bayonet by Gebrüder Weyersberg African Militaria During the raidOriginal 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