Original German WWI Seitengewehr M1898 n/A GEW 98 Bayonet with Leather Scabbard - Dated 1904 Allow PayPal & Amazon Checkout ASN 6666816 was part of

ASN 6666816 was part of the D-Day invasion and on D-Day +1 his actions earned him a Distinguished Service Cross

(We were escorting the USS George Washington on the way back

rear sights were less common

Features the classic front sight and buck horn rear sight

History of the SS

Original German WWI Seitengewehr M1898 n/A GEW 98 Bayonet with Leather Scabbard - Dated 1904 Allow PayPal & Amazon Checkout ASN 6666816 was part ofOriginal 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