Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Bayonet dated 1904 with Scabbard and Frog - Regiment Marked P-1853 Enfield The division entered Germany on

The division entered Germany on 3 October 1944

- Declared obsolete in May 1944 in favor of the Panzerfaust

Around the neck of the Dog's head is a large silver band engraved:-

The Kurikata (knob) of the scabbard has unfortunately been broken and reset

Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Bayonet dated 1904 with Scabbard and Frog - Regiment Marked P-1853 Enfield The division entered Germany onOriginal 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