Original German WWI M1898 GEW 98 Long Bayonet with Ersatz Scabbard Dated 1905 No Return There were 26 different clasps

There were 26 different clasps available for issue with the QSA that can be divided into three categories: “state”

usually mules but on occasion camels

The wood is most beautiful

This is among the very best and most unique groupings we have ever encountered

Original German WWI M1898 GEW 98 Long Bayonet with Ersatz Scabbard Dated 1905 No Return There were 26 different claspsOriginal Item: Only One Available. In 1898 with the new Mauser bolt action infantry rifle the military adopted this long bayonet which 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 WW1 in 1914 this Gew 98 long bayonet was the norm. This fine