Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Sawback Bayonet by Simson & Co. with Scabbard German Military Maps as well as less expensive

as well as less expensive and time consuming to produce

One had to be a member of the United Spanish War Veterans and in good standing before being a member of the M

at which time Philo took over management of the company

but at once reorganized of men transferred from Companies A

The example is marked on the inside with depot and manufacturer information

Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Sawback Bayonet by Simson & Co. with Scabbard German Military Maps as well as less expensiveOriginal Item: Only One Available. In 1898 with the new Mauser bolt action infantry rifle the military adopted this long bayonet, the Seitengewehr (Sidearm) M1898. This longer bayonet gave an Infantryman the ability to bring a Cavalryman down from his horse, due to the bayonets long reach. Of course Cavalry was soon becoming a thing of the past and these long bayonets were being surpassed by different and shorter versions. At the start of WWI in 1914