Austro-Hungarian Empire. An Austrian-Made Kropatschek Bayonet By Steyr For Export To Portugal Hold Constructed of silvered a silvered

Constructed of silvered a silvered bronze alloy

Gold Grade (bronze gilt

the reverse with a Hohenzollern-style eagle circumscribed by inscription “ZUR ERINNERUNG AN DAS DREI KAISERJAHR 1888” (“IN COMMEMORATION OF THE YEAR OF THE THREE EMPERORS 1888”)

the significance of which is unknown

Austro-Hungarian Empire. An Austrian-Made Kropatschek Bayonet By Steyr For Export To Portugal Hold Constructed of silvered a silveredThis bayonet features a 470 mm long steel blade, magnetic, incorporating a bright finish along with a semi sharp blade and a very sharp tip, the fuller running almost the full length of the bayonet on both sides, marked with a stylized X like insignia penetrated by a horizontal rule (Portuguese export mark) in the centre on the reverse ricasso, the spine engraved in running script "Steyr 1886." beside the crossguard. The blade is embedded into the