Original German WWII 98k 1942 dated Bayonet by Richard A. Herder with Scabbard & Frog - Matching Serial 2188 h Books & Films This particular example has been

This particular example has been made using a replica of an experimental paratrooper skeletal rear pistol grip

It is marked with serial number 568 on the Cylinder

The ammunition was troublesome for automatic fire

The authors focus their attention on the fate of Soviet soldiers and officers in just one battery

Original German WWII 98k 1942 dated Bayonet by Richard A. Herder with Scabbard & Frog - Matching Serial 2188 h Books & Films This particular example has beenOriginal Item: Only One Available. In 1935 the German military introduced the K98k bolt action rifle or Karabiner 98 Kurz, as a replacement for the older GEW98 or Gewehr 98. A new, shorter bayonet was designed to go along with the shortened rifle. The K98 bayonet was officially named Seitengewehr 84 98 III or SG 84 98 III. The bayonet was designed as a close combat sidearm that could be placed on the tip of a K98. The total length of the K98 bayonet