Venezuelan M1900 Bayonet
on an
Ecuadoran surplus GEW 88
This is a Venezuelan M1900 bayonet
which I purchased for my Ecuadoran
surplus GEW 88. 

I originally thought that this bayonet 
somewhat resembled the German 
71/84 bayonet, however according to 
an email from the seller, Dennis 
Ottobre, it is a copy of the Belgian 
1889 bayonet and may in fact have 
been made under contract in Belgium. 
Some may have been modified 
from original Belgian 1889 bayonets.

Also, as originally issued this had
a hooked quillon on the cross-
guard, but this bayonet had been 
modified from it's original form by 
having the quillon removed.
This came with a steel scabbard.

Unfortunately there is no maker 
mark present so it leaves the true
source of these in doubt.  The only
marking on this example is what I 
presume to be serial number 1044

I bought this bayonet from
Dennis Ottobre's
web site:  http://ebayonet.com
He also sells through the eBay
online auction.