Original German WWI Seitengewehr M1898 a/A GEW 98 Bayonet by Erfurt with Steel Scabbard - Dated 1902 IMA Merchandise each of about 200 men

each of about 200 men

The 401st Bombardment Group was activated March 1943 at Ephrata Army Air Base Washington

It is marked 66 n

which was right at the end of the North Africa Campaign

000 prisoners

Original German WWI Seitengewehr M1898 a/A GEW 98 Bayonet by Erfurt with Steel Scabbard - Dated 1902 IMA Merchandise each of about 200 menOriginal 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