Original Italian WWII M1938 Mannlicher Carcano Short Rifle Folding Bayonet with Scabbard U.S. Artwork & Posters having started life as a

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It has a black colored velvet star for Engineers sewn on the front

The badge is numbered 910178

however the original standard leather chinstrap has been replaced with a WWII British Brodie helmet first pattern chinstrap

Original Italian WWII M1938 Mannlicher Carcano Short Rifle Folding Bayonet with Scabbard U.S. Artwork & Posters having started life as aOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice example of a WWII Italian M1938 Carcano folding bayonet, complete with the rare steel scabbard. This unique folding knife bayonet for use on the Mannlicher Carcano M1938 Short Rifle (fucile corto). Officially named the Fucile di Fanteria Mod. 1938 ("infantry rifle" Model 1938), it was adopted in 1938 in 7. 3551mm caliber, and had fixed sights, a detachable folding knife bayonet, and 20. 9 inch barrel.