Original German WWI Seitengewehr M1884/98 II Sawback Bayonet by Rich. A. Herder with WWII Scabbard and DAK Web Frog Manufacture Type_Original Items it carried out 15 practice

it carried out 15 practice missions against Japanese-held islands

The foxholes were only that deep because the rest was all snow

Werk Brünn in 1941

and wooden butt stock are completely original

Original German WWI Seitengewehr M1884/98 II Sawback Bayonet by Rich. A. Herder with WWII Scabbard and DAK Web Frog Manufacture Type_Original Items it carried out 15 practiceOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a M 1884 98 Second Model Bayonet (Seitengewehr), intended for use on the Mauser GEW 98 rifle. This bayonet design is based on the earlier M1871 84 bayonet with a 10 inch blade, and the first model of these were converted from those bayonets. This example was purpose made for the GEW 98 and Kar98a, and was not converted. Thee was a sawback version of this bayonet, but they are very