Original German WWI Rare M1898 a/A GEW 98 Bayonet by W.K. & C. with Saxony Markings - dated 1902 Category_Receiver Imperial Japanese one piece winter

Imperial Japanese one piece winter flying suit offered in exceptional condition

this is a new made example of an extremely rare and high profile German WWI steel helmet

The frame has some very nice decorative engraving on the sideplates of the action

hand peened rivets for fastening a carrying strap

Original German WWI Rare M1898 a/A GEW 98 Bayonet by W.K. & C. with Saxony Markings - dated 1902 Category_Receiver Imperial Japanese one piece winterOriginal 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