Original Rare Prussian Dreyse M-1860 Brass Hilted Fusilier Bayonet by Clemen & Jung - dated 1864 Untouched Antique Guns The belt loops on the

The belt loops on the back are intact

which look like they came from INSIDE the helmet

The interior is lined in gray cotton and is size stamped in black ink "56" in the dome

and broader brush-strokes of black printed over a lighter shade of olive or khaki

though it does have some edge nicks/dents and the very tip of the blade has been bent over

Original Rare Prussian Dreyse M-1860 Brass Hilted Fusilier Bayonet by Clemen & Jung - dated 1864 Untouched Antique Guns The belt loops on theOriginal item: One Only. This is an Exceptionally RARE Prussian Bayonet, made for the M 1860 Dreyse Needlefire Fusilier Rifle. The Zndnadelgewehr (ignition needle rifle) was the invention of Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse, a German gunsmith from the Prussian region. This design was the first breech loading firearm design to use bolt action to open and close the chamber. The design was use during the middle portion of the 19th century, when the M1860