This example has the more typical aluminum grips and ground Argentine national crest.

According to Webster, the grip metal is an alloy of aluminum, with 6 percent copper.


190,000 aluminum grip bayonets were made, 1893–1901. The rifle with which this example was issued was made in 1900 by Deutsche Waffen-und Munitionsfabriken (DWM).
there in a small cut in frog strap and serial  matches the bayonet and sheath