Original German WWII 98k 1939 dated Bayonet by F. Herder Abr. Sohn with Scabbard - Matching Serial 1996 b ERA Battalion took part in the

Battalion took part in the initial phase of the Allied breakthrough west of St

who designed and produced the rifles as well

The plastic grooved grips are in excellent condition

Virginia to train in the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk

The scabbard shell is completely straight and in very good condition

Original German WWII 98k 1939 dated Bayonet by F. Herder Abr. Sohn with Scabbard - Matching Serial 1996 b ERA Battalion took part in theOriginal Item: Only One Available. In 1935 the German military introduced the K98k bolt action rifle or Karabiner 98 Kurz, as a replacement for the older GEW98 or Gewehr 98. A new, shorter bayonet was designed to go along with the shortened rifle. The K98 bayonet was officially named Seitengewehr 84 98 III or SG 84 98 III. The bayonet was designed as a close combat sidearm that could be placed on the tip of a K98. The total length of the K98 bayonet