Original German WWI M1898 GEW 98 Nickel Plated Parade Bayonet with Scabbard and WWII Frog Japanese Uniforms It is short sleeve and

It is short sleeve and offered in excellent condition is approximately a size US 40 (fits a 5' 10" man

The rear of the blade is marked with a very nice BÖKER / SOLINGEN framed tree trademark logo

The hilt is an ornate cast copper or bronze example

Fairbairn during World War II

Original German WWI M1898 GEW 98 Nickel Plated Parade Bayonet with Scabbard and WWII Frog Japanese Uniforms It is short sleeve andOriginal 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