Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Bayonet with Leather Scabbard - Unmarked Cannons From that date

From that date

and very light overall wear

The liner is nicely marked but its partially torn:

and can no longer be removed from the scabbard without destroying it

Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Bayonet with Leather Scabbard - Unmarked Cannons From that dateOriginal 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