Original German WWII 1939 dated 98k Bayonet by Ernst Pack & Söhne with Scabbard - Matching Serial 69 d Japanese Navy The saber comes with the

The saber comes with the original all steel-curved scabbard complete with both mounting rings and original leather sword belt hanger with brass hook

I don't know why

so it would appear that Werner Zahn possibly had some left over aluminum bands

The rifle is fitted with a thinner springfield style sling

Original German WWII 1939 dated 98k Bayonet by Ernst Pack & Söhne with Scabbard - Matching Serial 69 d Japanese Navy The saber comes with theOriginal Item: Only One Available. In 1935 the German military introduced the K98k bolt action rifle or Karabiner 98 Kurz, as a replacement for the older GEW98 or Gewehr 98. A new, shorter bayonet was designed to go along with the shortened rifle. The K98 bayonet was officially named Seitengewehr 84 98 III or SG 84 98 III. The bayonet was designed as a close combat sidearm that could be placed on the tip of a K98. The total length of the K98 bayonet