English: British Pattern 1875 Artillery bayonet for Snider (with scabbard) Snider saw-backed bayonet; 1st type; bar on band maker- WR Kirschbaum and Cie, Solingen, Germany, 1876 markings- Birmingham proofs (crown) - B - 2; maker's name and trademark (WR Kirschbaum and Cie - helmet); WD and sold out of service marks- (arrows and) WD; serial number 741 on hilt
Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, W2667
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British Pattern 1875 Artillery bayonet for Snider (with scabbard) Snider saw-backed bayonet; 1st type; bar on band. manufacturer Kirschbaum, Solingen, 1876; Birmingham proofs and WD marks. Given to donor by Mr Mick Bedrahl who said that von Luckner gave him the bayonet following von Luckner's escape from Motuihe Island, when the Moa was captured at the Kermadecs, 1917, WW1. Mick Bedrahl, a German immigrant, was cook aboard the Moa at the time.
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