Original German WWI Seitengewehr M1898 a/A GEW 98 Bayonet by W.K. & C. with Leather Scabbard - Dated 1902 WWII except on the rim

except on the rim

Pilots would go through the complete procedure of loading

all fired at high enough temperatures to vitrify

Below this is the Crown over FW proof for Kaiser Wilhelm I

Original German WWI Seitengewehr M1898 a/A GEW 98 Bayonet by W.K. & C. with Leather Scabbard - Dated 1902 WWII except on the rimOriginal 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