"Shortened" Sword Bayonet
This bayonet is a shortened version of the Model 1867, but much
more commonly found.
They have black pressed-leather grips, steel crossguard, and
hooked "blade-breaker" quillon (without true finial); muzzle-ring
has a finial that serves as a front musket site. The latching
mechanism is of the external spring-steel type.
The blades are yataghan (re-curved), single-edged, and single-
fullered on both sides.
The scabbards are of sheet-rolled steel, ball finial, and
are usually dark "blued" finish (almost black).
These replaced the standard Austrian Model 1867 Sword Bayonet and
were - in turn - replaced by the
Austrian Model 1870 "Shortened" Sword Bayonet.
