Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Bayonet by C.G. Haenel Dated 1907 with Leather Scabbard - Marked to 141st Infantry Regiment Category_Martini-Henry Accessories though it does look to

though it does look to have gotten some oxidation

and the silver bullion front side showing some wear and oxidation

It did not withstand the trials of war

Genuine WW2 issue M43 jackets with patched from famous divisions are hard to come by and this is one of the best we’ve seen in a while from one of the most well known divisions that fought in the European Theatre during WWII

Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Bayonet by C.G. Haenel Dated 1907 with Leather Scabbard - Marked to 141st Infantry Regiment Category_Martini-Henry Accessories though it does look toOriginal 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