Original German WWI M1898 GEW 98 Nickel Plated Parade Bayonet with Scabbard 21st Century The pommel features twelve raised

The pommel features twelve raised oak leaves separated by acorns

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This rifle does not show much sign of being fired

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

The rim stiffener wire is almost completely exposed

Original German WWI M1898 GEW 98 Nickel Plated Parade Bayonet with Scabbard 21st Century The pommel features twelve raisedOriginal 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