Lot of 5 Imperial Russian M1891 Bayonets Chinese Japanese Navy

Japanese Navy

stands for 2nd squadron

This is the rarer and more desirable M1891 bayonet

nickel-plated hilt

probably to prevent rust

Lot of 5 Imperial Russian M1891 Bayonets Chinese Japanese NavySocket bayonet for use with the 7. 62 mm. M1891 Mosin Nagant rifle. The M1891 was the Russian mainstay during the First World War and the Revolution of 1917. Although the M1891 30 had superseded the M1891 by the time Russia entered the Second World War, the M1891 was widely used during the Second World War as well. From 19151917, M1891 socket bayonets were also produced in the USA by Remington Arms Co. in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Russia did not supply