Original German WWI Cut Down M1898 GEW 98 Nickel Plated Parade Bayonet by Carl Eickhorn with Scabbard MG 34 Ammo Storage with a brazed-on belt catch

with a brazed-on belt catch

It is mostly bright and retains crisp 6-groove rifling

This example was originally manufactured at the Springfield Armory in 1835

7cm AA-gun for the Type 89 naval gun

Original German WWI Cut Down M1898 GEW 98 Nickel Plated Parade Bayonet by Carl Eickhorn with Scabbard MG 34 Ammo Storage with a brazed-on belt catchOriginal 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