Original German WWI M1898 GEW 98 Nickel Plated Parade Bayonet with Scabbard German Machine Guns The metal components are worn

The metal components are worn and a bit patinated

Since before World War I German and Austrian mountain troops had worn a visored "ski cap" (Gebirgsmütze) with turn-down ear flaps secured in front by two buttons

The “one-piece” liner with seven tongues is referred to as the “first pattern

This is a scarcely seen helmet and the first we have offered - a British MkII helmet used and painted for the Chinese Army during World War II

Original German WWI M1898 GEW 98 Nickel Plated Parade Bayonet with Scabbard German Machine Guns The metal components are wornOriginal 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