Original German WWI S.1898 n/A Long GEW 98 Peruvian Contract Bayonet with Matching Number Scabbard - c.1909 Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts The flare is hidden by

The flare is hidden by burying it so that the top of the shell is three inches below the ground

The design was very distinctive and easy to recognize

three frigates

Overall an extremely rare bayonet with scabbard to find for the Charles Lancaster Oval Bore Carbine in its original unaltered state

Original German WWI S.1898 n/A Long GEW 98 Peruvian Contract Bayonet with Matching Number Scabbard - c.1909 Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts The flare is hidden byOriginal Item: Only One Available. In 1898 with the new Mauser Gewehr 98 bolt action infantry rifle the military adopted the long model 1898 Seitengewehr (side gun), or 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