{"product_id":"original-german-wwi-steel-hilt-ersatz-bayonet-with-fag-scabbard-carter-type-eb8-1","title":"Original German WWI Steel Hilt Ersatz Bayonet with \"FAG\" Scabbard - Carter Type EB8","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: Only One Available. German WWI Ersatz bayonets with their original 12\" blades are very hard to find today. The classic work by J.ANTHONY CARTER, \u003cem\u003eGERMAN BAYONETS, VOLUME THREE\u003c\/em\u003e published in 1992 is the complete work covering all types of WWI Ersatz bayonets and cherished by bayonet collectors everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnthony Carter's Reference \u003cstrong\u003eEB8\u003c\/strong\u003e appearing on Page 46-47 is the model we offer here.  It features a heavy cast steel hilt with split muzzle ring, with a 12\" unfullered spear point blade, with imperial proofs on the spine and ricasso. The reinforced two piece crossguard is unmarked, and overall length is 17 1\/4 inches. It comes complete with a nice steel scabbard, with the stylized \u003cstrong\u003efag \u003c\/strong\u003emarking in an oval. This company manufactured a very large number of these scabbards for ersatz bayonets. The scabbard has some heavy denting along with paint loss and some material loss along the throat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJ. Anthony Carter died in 2001 but his four volume work is acknowledged as the supreme reference work on the subject most especially the Ersatz Volume (No.3) which was his great passion throughout his lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ersatz bayonet program reflects the extraordinary industrial pressures placed on Germany during WWI. Rather than relying solely on the more elaborately manufactured prewar service bayonets, German authorities accepted a wide variety of simplified patterns using pressed, cast, and fabricated steel components. The result was an unusually broad family of designs that has since become a specialized field of bayonet collecting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe combination of the \u003cstrong\u003eCarter EB8 configuration, 12-inch un-fullered spear-point blade, Imperial proofs, heavy steel hilt, split muzzle ring, reinforced crossguard, and FAG-marked steel scabbard\u003c\/strong\u003e makes this a strong representative example of German WWI Ersatz production. Its complete bayonet-and-scabbard configuration is especially desirable for collectors studying the numerous substitute patterns introduced under wartime production pressures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecifications:\u003cbr\u003eBlade Length: 12\"\u003cbr\u003eBlade Style: Single Edge Bayonet\u003cbr\u003eOverall length: 17 1\/4“\u003cbr\u003eCrossguard: 2 1\/4”\u003cbr\u003eScabbard Length: 12 7\/8\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46254008893509,"sku":"ONJROCPC076","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/F7F31FE1-00C7-4228-B6DB-1C01ABCAD89B.jpg?v=1793645889","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-german-wwi-steel-hilt-ersatz-bayonet-with-fag-scabbard-carter-type-eb8-1","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}