Original German WWII 98k Rifle Short Dress Bayonet by Carl Eickhorn With Scabbard U.S. Documents & Books however they are usually seen

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Original German WWII 98k Rifle Short Dress Bayonet by Carl Eickhorn With Scabbard U.S. Documents & Books however they are usually seenOriginal Item: Only One Available. The K 98 dress bayonet was a dress version of the combat style, and was worn by enlisted and NCO personnel for dress and parade occasions. The bayonets were finished with a high quality nickel plating, with black checkered bakelite grip plates and black painted scabbard. The choice of blade length was left to the purchaser, being a nickel plated short or long version. There was usually a red (present) or green