Original German WWI Seitengewehr M1898 a/A GEW 98 Bayonet by Erfurt with Leather Scabbard - Dated 1900 MG 13 It comes in good quality

It comes in good quality nickel-plated steel mounted leather scabbard and is a fine example with probably 125 years of age to it

There is an adjustment for the speed of the clock

They quickly loaded the wounded man back on the jeep and took off cross country in order to avoid the German trap

stamped on the both upper and lower butt tangs hidden under the butt stock wood

Original German WWI Seitengewehr M1898 a/A GEW 98 Bayonet by Erfurt with Leather Scabbard - Dated 1900 MG 13 It comes in good qualityOriginal 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