Original German WWII 98k 1938 dated Bayonet by Richard A. Herder with Scabbard & Frog - Matching Serial 4431 C Japanese Ordnance The dot weld indicates manufacture

The dot weld indicates manufacture by Ingersoll Rand Products

Master Sergeant Louis Beaumont army serial number 32055753

The M3 scabbard had a fiberglass body with a metal throat and was equipped with cartridge belt hooks

Offered in fair to good solid condition

Original German WWII 98k 1938 dated Bayonet by Richard A. Herder with Scabbard & Frog - Matching Serial 4431 C Japanese Ordnance The dot weld indicates manufactureOriginal 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