Original Portuguese Contract M1896 Mannlicher Short Rifle in 6.5×53mmR by Œ.W.G. Steyr - Serial B693 Martini-Henry Rifles this is a genuine rare

this is a genuine rare German/French WW1 Bayonet seldom seen today

The top of the barrel is marked by maker ELISE DOJACK

but we believe this to be the owners initials

however this version had a different patent date listed

The top tie could possibly be original

Original Portuguese Contract M1896 Mannlicher Short Rifle in 6.5×53mmR by Œ.W.G. Steyr - Serial B693 Martini-Henry Rifles this is a genuine rareOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a Portuguese contract M1896 Mannlicher short rifle, made at . W. G. Steyr in Austria. These are essentially the same as the Mannlicher M1893 made for the Kingdom of Romania, and use the same 6. 553mmR "Romanian" cartridge. These were ordered by the Kingdom of Portugal in 1896, when they bought about 12,500 6. 5mm Mannlicher rifles and carbines from Steyr for the Navy and Cavalry, along