"Oh, good eye there Kevin...I did not understand what those letters were. So based on some vague dialoge on one of the Great War foruims, "Lst. B." likely stands for Landsturm Battalion,  but the markings are usually also…"

"Darn it...  this thing is hating my typing... Serial numbers make a lot of sense.  Any guesses on what Lst. B. refers to? I am thinking a M1873 bayonet as well.  This was intended to used on the Werndi rifle.  No scabbard? …"

"I was looking at some examples last night in some private collections. Where theirs had markings on the forward quillon, they referred to them as Regimental marks as well - but gave no specifics. So while my original comments were a educated guess…"

"No scabbard, Thank you for all the information"

"Thank you that is fantastic"

"I have no idea on these marks..these will require a lot more reasearch. The 1751 - while it may represent a date, it's not for its manufacture. Could be regimental markings, or a sector within the Habsberg Empire. I can't tell for sure in…"

"Previous patterns incorporated the leaf spring or strap spring release mechanism, whereas the M1873 whas the first to incorporate the coil spring release stud (that knob on the end)."

"Nice gutta percha grips. Too often these are seen with lots of wear across the checkering. As best I can tell, the mark looks to be "OW". If it is, it would mean its from the Österreichische Waffenfabriksgesellschaft - the Austrian…"

"Hello Jack - good looking bayonet - thanks for posting it! After reviewing all of your photos, it appears to be an Austrian M1873 Werndl-Holub bayonet. First introduced in 1867, several models were produced, with this one you have being the M1873.…"

"Fathers day Birthday gift from my wife and I got to pick it out"

"Sweet looking dog leg trapper!  Yes Jack, there was a series of those put out around that time frame...just not sure what patterns were included.  And yes Mike, that's a 1989 piece."

"Have you seen any other gold shiels?"

"Killer!"