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Much POW work was therefore done with the express intention of trading the finished article for food
The rear is marked in the center with 1914 / 1918 with WELT KRIEG (World War) on the arms of the cross
with the "W" referring to the "Willys" licensed design
built in 1883 with Assembly Number 2460 on loading gate
Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Bayonet by Simson & Co. with Scabbard - Kaiserliche Marine Regiment Marked Matrosen Artillerie Abteilung British Documents & Books Much POW work was thereforeOriginal 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
