CHILEAN M1895 BAYONET WITH METAL SCABBARD FOR 7MM M-1895 MAUSER RIFLE

This is an original knife / bayonet for use with the 7mm M1895 Mauser rifle produced for Chile by Ludwig Loewe and Deutsche Waffen-Und Munitionsfabriken (DWM) in Germany.

These bayonets were produced from 1895–1901. This example was made by Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Co. of Solingen, Germany.  

The three intertwined circles on the ricasso are the trademark of the famous steelworks, Krupp (pronounced 'Kroop'), who supplied the blade steel. The three rings symbolized the Radreifen—the seamless railway wheels patented in 1851 by Alfred Krupp. At the turn of the Century, when these bayonets were made, Krupp was the largest company in Europe.