Original German WWII 98k Rifle Short Dress Bayonet by Carl Eickhorn With Scabbard 21st Century Raymond Odierno praised the operation

Raymond Odierno praised the operation

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The leather brim and chin strap are in excellent condition as is the sweatband

Experience in North Africa and Sicily confirmed that the wool serge Service Coat was worthless in combat

Original German WWII 98k Rifle Short Dress Bayonet by Carl Eickhorn With Scabbard 21st Century Raymond Odierno praised the operationOriginal 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