Original German WWII 98k Bayonet by Elite-Diamant with DAK Tropical Painted Scabbard & Web Frog - Dated 1935 DVD The waist band appears to

The waist band appears to be a vintage replacement

was in the business of arms making long prior to the Civil War

Although the projectile is of Federal manufacture

so the lock may have been re-marked when the gun was assembled

Original German WWII 98k Bayonet by Elite-Diamant with DAK Tropical Painted Scabbard & Web Frog - Dated 1935 DVD The waist band appears toOriginal 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