Original German WWI M1898 Seitengewehr Long Sawback Bayonet with Scabbard and Frog German Mauser 98k K98 Length: approximately 45 - 47

Length: approximately 45 - 47 "

The Grand Old Lady Of No Mans Land (Collector Grade Publications

Purchased from a deceased veteran’s estate

Nice quality featuring genuine leather construction

IMA has uncovered a great antique accessory for the old Lee Metfords and Lee Enfields

Original German WWI M1898 Seitengewehr Long Sawback Bayonet with Scabbard and Frog German Mauser 98k K98 Length: approximately 45 - 47Original Item: Only One Available. In 1898 with the new shorter Mauser bolt action infantry rifle, the Military adopted a new 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 sawback bayonet was the