M1899 Swiss Bayonet

[ExciteMySaber]

Hello,
Recently I I bought three old bayonets and have been trying to research them to understand what I have. For this post, I believe to be posting about a M1899 Swiss bayonet that went to a 7.5mm Schmidt-Rubin M1889 rifle and the M1911 rifle. Any additional information/history on the piece would be greatly appreciated. Here's what I know so far:

1. The bottom of the blade is stamped with "Waffenfrabin Nauhausen"
2. Serial number is: 319126 (When I looked this up the date 1907 came up. So I'm assuming that's when it was made.
3. There is a cross or a plus sign on the hand guard.
4. There is also a stamped "3" under the round part of the hand guard (not sure what that indicates)

Does anyone know what the "Waffenfrabin Nauhausen" means? Is that the marker or location in which it was manufactured? I'll attach some pictures below to showcase the condition and the markings I'm referring to. Any addition information would be great. Thanks

 

[DocRock]

Waffenfabrik Neuhausen means weapons maker Neuhausen and is the name of the manufacturer. It made bayonets for the Swiss military from the 1890s through at least WWII. It made the 1892 Schaffhausen revolver as well as other firearms. It was located in the Canton Schaffhausan, in the German speaking part of Switzerland. Lots of info on that bayonet available.

 

[Speedo66]

"3. There is a cross or a plus sign on the hand guard."

The cross is, of course, the Swiss symbol, as it also appears on their flag.