Original German WWI M1898/05 n/A Butcher Sawback Bayonet by DEMAG with Scabbard - dated 1916 British Machine Guns and there is some light

and there is some light oxidation on the securing screws

Almost all of the textured repaint is present

Wonderful design

Herder of Solingen supplied blade blanks for the S98/05 to during WWI

Original German WWI M1898/05 n/A Butcher Sawback Bayonet by DEMAG with Scabbard - dated 1916 British Machine Guns and there is some lightOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a great example of the M 1898 05 Bayonet (Seitengewehr), which was the most common German Bayonet of the First World War. It was intended for use on the standard issue service rifle of Imperial Germany: the Mauser designed Gewehr 98 (GEW 98). It features a heavy 14. 5 inch steel blade with distinct bulge toward the point, giving extra weight and power to the business end, known as a "butcher blade". This