Original German M1898 Seitengewehr Long Bayonet with Ersatz Scabbard Russian Ordnance The grip plates are the

The grip plates are the checkered black Bakelite type

Pneumatic mortars were chosen over hydraulics for many reasons but mainly because an operator would have to pump the hydraulic model

This item requires no type of license as it is totally inert and incapable of ever being converted to an explosive device

• Five overseas service bars (on right sleeve cuff) meaning 30+ months of combat service

Bainbridge fell in with the 38-gun HMS Java

Original German M1898 Seitengewehr Long Bayonet with Ersatz Scabbard Russian Ordnance The grip plates are theOriginal 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. Our example