Original German WWI M1898 GEW 98 Nickel Plated Parade Bayonet with Scabbard 21st Century It comes contained in the

It comes contained in the original wood scabbard nicely bound with wire in three places

Features historical newsreel footage

This rifle does not show much sign of being fired

The left shoulder has a standard US Army Air Forces insignia which was present on most B-15 jackets

It was usually only seen on the higher rank helmets

Original German WWI M1898 GEW 98 Nickel Plated Parade Bayonet with Scabbard 21st Century It comes contained in theOriginal Item: Only One Available. In 1898 with the new Mauser bolt action infantry rifle the military adopted this long bayonet, the Seitengewehr (Sidearm) M1898. This longer bayonet 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 WWI in 1914