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Very Rare First World War Imperial German Army (Bavaria) Ersatz Bayonet – British 1853 Pattern Socket Bayonet Blade. It is well recognized by collectors that German Ersatz bayonets are amongst the rarest of WW1 German bayonets. Of these rarities, the socket blade, and especially the cruciform blade, tops the list. These types of bayonets are also referred to as “ Ersoc ” (ersatz socket) or “ Epee Ersatz ”. The term “ersatz” means substitute or replacement. There is a popular theory that these types of bayonets were the result or war material shortages near the end of the WW1. Most of these bayonets were made in 1915-16 in order to support the arming of the rapidly growing German army. Stocks of blades were captured from over-run Belgian armouries where many surplus items were used; like this US socket bayonet blade or British Pattern 1853 bayonets. Ersoc were not made to as high quality as other WW1 German bayonets.
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- currency: USD
- price_display: USD $700
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