Original German WWII 98k 1942 dated Bayonet by E. & F. Hörster with Scabbard & Frog - Matching Serial 7815 Original Machine Guns nor can it be converted

nor can it be converted to fire live ammunition

When the target came into view

like the cutlass

The forestock shows a couple of cracks

Original German WWII 98k 1942 dated Bayonet by E. & F. Hörster with Scabbard & Frog - Matching Serial 7815 Original Machine Guns nor can it be convertedOriginal 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