Original German WWI M1898/05 n/A Butcher Bayonet with Leather Scabbard by Anker-Werke - Dated 1917 Russian Antique Guns steel scabbard and rubberized canvas

steel scabbard and rubberized canvas frog

He went on to serve in WWI and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his service

while also going a long way towards making the helmet more defensively sound

Parameter entered the Army as a Private 1st Class

As these weapons were always painted modern collectors did not discover this steel/brass variety until the release of captured Russian Maxim Guns from Finland in 1996

Original German WWI M1898/05 n/A Butcher Bayonet with Leather Scabbard by Anker-Werke - Dated 1917 Russian Antique Guns steel scabbard and rubberized canvasOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is the M 1898 05 Bayonet that was the most common German Bayonet of the First World War. 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 version is known as n A (neuer Art = newer model). The second pattern lacked the first pattern's vestigial muzzle ring (or 'ears') and has a flashguard on the