So far I have seen about 4 different variations. After the war, captured models 1893’s were used in the design of the Model 1903 Springfield Rifle.Įnough with the history lesson, lets get back to the Spanish Bayonet Model 1893.
Though not actually used by other countries these can be used to mount other similar bayonets such as some South American or Turkish bayonets with high muzzle rings to Mauser rifles that have the bayonet lug directly beneath the barrel same as Spains M43. Theodore Roosevelt himself found the Spanish Mauser 1893 to be a troublesome weapon, since his troops couldn’t see where the Spanish were firing from. Original Spanish Military used to mount Spanish M93, M41 Bolo, and M1913 bayonets on M43 or similar rifles. It was this model, the Spanish Mauser 1893, that gave the United States so much trouble against the Spanish in the Spanish-American War of 1898. Of course the Mauser brothers were not satisfied with the 1892 model and continued to make modifications and produced the Spanish Mauser Rifle Model 1893. This meant at range, when a person were to use such a weapon, they would be harder to spot on the battle field. The new Mauser 7mm round was designed to be a smokeless powder caliber. To understand the beginnings of this particular bayonet, you have to travel back in time to the late 1800’s when two brothers Paul and Wilhelm Mauser drastically changed rifle design by creating what was referred to as the 7 mm Mauser rifle or the “Mauser especial 1892”. It is roughly 14.75 inches in overall length with a 9.75 inch blade. 1893rifle was derived from the German Model 1871-84 knife-bayonet. It was produced on contract by Simson & Co. It is well known that the knife-bayonet adopted by Spain for its Mauser Modelo Espaol. The bayonet is known as the Spanish Mauser Model 1893. A few hours of searching and I had found our answers. This is where Google can really be your friend. She knew it was old, but didn’t really know much more than that, so it was up to me to figure out when and what it was. Recently Kathleen brought home a rather old looking bayonet from a Garage Sale. This happens to be the exact model that might have started me on a quest to learn more about boyonets. Because these scabbards were made in numbers equivalent to the 55 standard XM9 bayonets actually shipped to the Army during the trials, there was no "specific" bayonet supplied with this scabbard.The Bayonet Model 1893 was designed for the Spanish Mauser Rifle. Rarer still is the green Bianchi "pancake" accessory pouch, of which only 15 were produced. pg 87 This is a conversion of a Spanish 1871 Remington socket. It is thought that 55 of the external wire cutting scabbards were manufactured and 40 sets of the green nylon suspension with Bianchi belt clip. Socket Bayonet for the 1893 Spanish Mauser n/s. Although this was possibly an improvement so far as the wire cutting capability, weight of the whole apparatus exceeded the maximum acceptable to the Army. Paralleling this development was a secondary pattern with an external wire cutter mechanism. Phrobis won the competition with their design which, with some slight modifications, was adopted by the Army. The agent who facilitated the contract between the Uruguay government. Daudeteau cartridge by the French firm Société Française dArmes Portatives (S.F.A.P.) of St. This bayonet is incorrectly identified in some bayonet books as being for use on Mauser M1871 rifles converted to use the 6.5 mm. A scarce variant of the MPBS M9 was designed by M. Spanish Mauser rifles that Uruguay purchased from FN.
This set includes a note from Mickey Finn from Buck in 1988.īuck made a very rare prototype wire cutter scabbard. Up for Auction is a very nice Spanish Model 43 Short Rifle in 8 mm Mauser, This one is dated.
According to Calv, the official designation was Cuchillo Bayoneta Standard.
The former owner of this example acquired it directly from Mr. Mauser Standard-Modell and M1944 Short Rifles. Another unusual feature is the bayonet itself has never had the factory edge applied to the blade, indicating the bayonet was likely selected from those for test or evaluation purposes. The pommel/catch assembly is that used on the XM9 trials bayonets, being made from a modified M7 pommel cap. The M9 which accompanies this scabbard is an early 3rd model Phrobis "3-Line" marked example (marked 'M9 over Phrobis III over U.S.A.). US M9 1986 Phrobis Prototype Scabbard & 3rd Gen BayonetĮxtremely rare green prototype wirecutter scabbard with prototype webbing canvas Bianchi pancake accessory pouch.
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