Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Bayonet by Simson & Co. dated 1906 with Scabbard - Regiment Marked Russian Issue Equipment It is very likely that

It is very likely that this jacket was also painted in full or in part by Starcer

BRUNING-WALLACE

for political reasons

Of Note: In late 1934 items manufactured for the NSDAP and other organizaions

Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Bayonet by Simson & Co. dated 1906 with Scabbard - Regiment Marked Russian Issue Equipment It is very likely thatOriginal 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