German S71 1871 bayonet Regiment Marked ERFURT W KNOT

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German S71 1871 bayonet
Regiment Marked  ERFURT W KNOT
The S71 was the bayonet designed to be used by the Prussian Infantry with the Gew71 rifle introduced after the Franco-Prussian War. As the armies of the different German states were gradually standardised so was their weaponry and the S71 was issued to most state armies.
The S71 had long wide blade, brass grips and opposing curved crossguard and muzzle ring. It was carried in a brass mounted leather scabbard and did not usually have a sawback blade. (Steel mounted leather scabbards and replacement all steel scabbards were sometimes issued during the First World War but not in the colonies. Also some rare S71s did have the sawback blade, again these have not been seen in the colonies.)
The S71 was issued to the askaris of the Wissmanntruppe before being replaced by the S71/84. Other than that it was not commonly seen in the colonies although some period photos show its use by the Micronesian Polizeitruppe.
!8 ½” BLADE     24” OVERALL LENGTH NICE SCABBARD AND ROPE KNOT
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