Long knife bayonet for Krag-Jørgensen rifle and carbine
The M/1916 bayonet is a stronger version of the M/1913 bayonet. The fuller on each side of the blade is terminated a bit before the doble edged point.
From the top: M/1894, M/1916 shortened M/1916.
The first 3,720 M/1916 bayonets was delivered with a numbered leather scabbard of same type as the M/1913 bayonet got. Later they got a metal scabbard.
Early M/1916 with leather scabbbard
From the top: M/1913, M/1916 with leather scabbard, M/1916 with metal scabbard and frog.
M/1916 with leather scabbard (top), the more common metal scabbard below.
M/1916 with metal scabbard
The metal scabbard for the M/1916 bayonet is thicker than the one on the M/1894 bayonet, so the frogs are not interchangeable.
The Norwegian military decided to use the M/1916 bayonet for both the M/1894 rifle and the M/1912 carbine. For the M/1894 rifle 31,000 bayonets was made, and for the M/1912 carbine 12,160 bayonets. The only was to figure out if the bayonet was delivered to the M/1894 or the M/1916 firearm is to check the serial number. Bayonets with serial numbers between 121,000 and 152,000 were delivered to the M&1894 rifle.
The mounted M/1916 on a M/1894 had an impressing range
42,481 bayonets was produced at Kongsberg våpenfabrikk with the following serial numbers:
| From No | To No | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 320 | Overlap M/1894 |
| 12 159 | 12 178 | |
| 13 179 | 16 678 | |
| 21 479 | 21 678 | |
| 21 679 | 30 118 | |
| 121 000 | 152 000 |
An unknown number of M/1916 bayonets were during WWII shortened by the Germans. These shortened bayonets are called M/1916 short.
From the top: M/1916 with leather scabbard, M/1916 with bayonet knot for corporals and His Majesty The King’s Guard. This has a refurnished scabbard, M/1916 with metal scabbard and frog. M/1916 with metal scabbard.
