104-C-140 Swedish Mod 1896 Knife Bayonet

Knife bayonet for use on the 6.5 mm M/1896 Swedish Mauser rifle. The M/1896 bayonet was also used with the M/1938 Short Rifle and AG42b Ljungmann self-loading rifle. According to Scandanavian bayonet collector/researcher Per Holmback, M1896 bayonets were produced by: Eskilstuna Jernmanufactur AB (1899–1912), Carl Gustaf Stad and Erik Anton Berg AB (years unknown). The earliest examples had a flat spring catch. This was replaced by a conical spring catch, by far the most common type encountered today.