Original German WWI M1898/05 A/a Butcher Sawback Bayonet by Erfurt with Scabbard - Dated 1908 - Unit Marked Bavarian 2nd Pioneer Regiment British Military Maps The bluing on the hilt

The bluing on the hilt and ricasso is still mostly present

Scabbard is in very good condition

Toward the end of WWII Imperial Japan was starved of raw materials and factories

- German WWII TAG DER ARBEIT 1934 (Labor Day 1934) Tinnie maker marked on reverse: "REICHS VERBAND/ No 11 / PFORZHEIM"

Original German WWI M1898/05 A/a Butcher Sawback Bayonet by Erfurt with Scabbard - Dated 1908 - Unit Marked Bavarian 2nd Pioneer Regiment British Military Maps The bluing on the hiltOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of the M 1898 05 Bayonet (Seitengewehr), which was the most common German Bayonet of the First World War. It was intended for use on the standard issue service rifle of Imperial Germany: the Mauser designed Gewehr 98 (GEW 98). It features a heavy 14. 5 inch steel blade with distinct bulge toward the point, giving extra weight and power to the business end, known as a "butcher blade". This