Original German WWI Seitengewehr M1898 a/A GEW 98 Bayonet by Erfurt with Leather Scabbard - Dated 1900 Availability_International and the remainder of G

and the remainder of G Company got across under fire from soldiers and civilians alike

An acceptable pattern was developed and approved and production of the new steel helmets began at the Eisen-und Hüttenwerke

Unit is in very good condition

The wings were made in New Jersey by Walter Lampl

The original "V" back sight is unfortunately absent

Original German WWI Seitengewehr M1898 a/A GEW 98 Bayonet by Erfurt with Leather Scabbard - Dated 1900 Availability_International and the remainder of GOriginal 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