Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Bayonet by W.K. & C. dated 1902 with Scabbard - Regiment Marked Flintlock Pistols Adding a matchlock made the

Adding a matchlock made the firing action simple and reliable by a single soldier

This is most compelling and beautiful

but the extension is mostly free of rust

the 82nd Division actively patrolled and raided in the region for several weeks

Offered in fine condition

Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Bayonet by W.K. & C. dated 1902 with Scabbard - Regiment Marked Flintlock Pistols Adding a matchlock made theOriginal 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