Original Austrian WWI Mannlicher M1895 NCO Bayonet by ŒWG Steyr with Hook Quillon, “Loyal Until Death” Etched Blade & Troddle Knot - Featured in To The Hilt The Austrian Bayonet by David F. Machnicki Medals There also is some cracking

There also is some cracking at the chamber end

and then seeing service in Italy

and appear to be hand-stitched on

It is machine embroidered with black and silver/gray thread on a black background

Original Austrian WWI Mannlicher M1895 NCO Bayonet by ŒWG Steyr with Hook Quillon, “Loyal Until Death” Etched Blade & Troddle Knot - Featured in To The Hilt The Austrian Bayonet by David F. Machnicki Medals There also is some crackingOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased directly from David F. Machnicki, the author of To The Hilt The Austrian Bayonet, where this bayonet is pictured on page 87. This is a very nice Austrian made NCO bayonet with a tremendous knot, scabbard, and frog. The blade has a fantastic etching, Treu bis in den Tod! or Loyal Until Death!. The entry reads: This Austrian M. 1895 NCO bayonet shows a uniform gray patina over the surface of its bright blade,