Doubt about my grandfather's bayonet or knife

**GGranha** · 02-12-2015, 07:48 PM

Hello gentlemen!
I do not know if you can help me. This knife belonged to my grandfather and has the Alex brand ????? (I think that is an Alex Coppel).
My question: It would be a german WW1 bayonet customized to be a knife? - See pictures.
Regards and once again thank you for everything,
Gustavo

Doubt about my grandfather's bayonet or knife

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**lebus12** · 02-12-2015, 07:53 PM

Hello! It's not German, you have not the place for the gun

On the top, at left...

**bigmacglenn** · 02-12-2015, 07:55 PM

Looks like the bayonet/blade was converted into an all-purpose Trench-knife...We often encounter similar creations among WWI blades, including the shortening of swords into trench-knives...
cheers, Glenn

**GGranha** · 02-12-2015, 08:01 PM

Thank you very much!

For lebus12:
The piece hasn’t a slot and I believe that the cable has been rebuild.

For bigmacglenn1966:
But do you think is it a German bayonet WW1?

Regards;
Gustavo

**bigmacglenn** · 02-12-2015, 08:04 PM

I can only say with a degree of certainty that it's a Mauser Bayonet...The blade has been modified which makes a more specific identification difficult...
cheers, Glenn

**Steelhead10** · 02-12-2015, 08:09 PM

Is the other side of the handle and pommel the same or like this K98 bayonet?

**bigmacglenn** · 02-12-2015, 08:13 PM

Mauser Bayonets were exported to many Central and South American Nations as well...I mention this as I see you're from Brazil, which opens many possibilities as to this knife's true history...
cheers, Glenn