Mauser M-1916 WWI Belgian Rifle Bayonet Scabbard 18 Inches Headgear Straps are web with metal

Straps are web with metal fittings in the P37 style

original markings

Can be used with either the Sterling Sub Machine Gun or the Sten

This is the long pattern shell

History of the M16

Mauser M-1916 WWI Belgian Rifle Bayonet Scabbard 18 Inches Headgear Straps are web with metalOriginal Item: Purchased sometime in the 1980's in a Brussels Warehouse Sale we got a carton of what turned out to be Original WWI era all steel Belgian M 1916 Bayonet tubular Scabbards for the long bayonet issued in WW1 with the Mauser 1888 Rifle for use in trench warfare. Each measures 18" overall, these are quite hard to find today. 18" Scabbard only, bayonet (pictured) not included.