SPANISH M1941 KNIFE USED FOR THE 8MM 1943 MAUSER BOLO

Original Spanish M1941 bayonet/knife for use on the 8 mm. Mauser M1943 short rifle. Designed as a replacement for the M1907 Artillery Bolo, the machete bayoneta modelo 1941, retains the M1907 artillery bolo's blade profile and heavy crosspiece for cutting vegetation. 

Short bolo knives such as this were horribly inefficient cutting implements and were universally hated by those who had to use them.

These bayonets were produced at Fábrica de armas de Toledo (Toledo Arms Factory).  The fact that this was the standard bayonet used with the M1943 Short Rifle explains why these rifles are typically found with a Ricchieri adapter pinned to the bayonet bar.