Original 19th Century Japanese Boshin War Era .69 Caliber Musket Triangular Socket Bayonet MG 34 It reads Wie Lange Noch

It reads Wie Lange Noch (How much longer) and Erinnerung An Meine Kriegsgefangenschaft In England (In Memory of my captivity in England) and is dated 1915

Most are in un-issued condition

Overall Length: 48 1/2 inches

The other side of the ricasso is marked with U

Original 19th Century Japanese Boshin War Era .69 Caliber Musket Triangular Socket Bayonet MG 34 It reads Wie Lange NochOriginal Item: Only One Available. Items from the Japanese Boshin War of 1868 1869 are incredibly hard to come by. A wide variety of arms from all over the western hemisphere were used during the conflict, particularly European and American Arms. What we have here is a . 69 Caliber Bayonet Socket Bayonet which very well may be of American Manufacture, as it closely resembles a U. S. Model 1842 Bayonet. However, this could also be of European