Original German WWI M1898 GEW 98 Long Bayonet with Ersatz Scabbard Dated 1905 Japanese Army Features a buckle down hard

Features a buckle down hard shell flip top like WWII style Luger holsters

Used by B-17 navigators on bombing runs all over Western Europe

nevertheless a very attractive knobkerrie worthy of any display

The right side of the breech bears the dated 1829

a very difficult Regimental home service helmet to find

Original German WWI M1898 GEW 98 Long Bayonet with Ersatz Scabbard Dated 1905 Japanese Army Features a buckle down hardOriginal Item: Only One Available. In 1898 with the new Mauser bolt action infantry rifle the military adopted this long bayonet which 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 WW1 in 1914 this Gew 98 long bayonet was the norm. This fine