Original German WWI M1898 GEW 98 Nickel Plated Parade Bayonet with Scabbard and WWII Frog German Militaria It has been written countless

It has been written countless times that this numeric code system was introduced as a security measure to help mask production locations

An additional rank was created on 6 March 1899

and the wear marks suggest that this did not have a protective felt covering on the back at any time recently

Two inches of the receiver were removed and discarded then replaced with bar stock steel

Original German WWI M1898 GEW 98 Nickel Plated Parade Bayonet with Scabbard and WWII Frog German Militaria It has been written countlessOriginal 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