It is german made ersatz bayonet, but converted. At the end of ww1 Turkish bought Loads of loads of these ersatz bayonets for Turkish Mausers. Turk was Germany ally.
They shortened all of those blades and scabbards to 250mm length, and possibly modified cross guard to fit their export rifles.
These scabbards also shortened, and frog carrier stud is oval shape.
There also exist Ersatz coversions which fit to M1 Garand rifle. Also made by the Turks.
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