Original German Pre-WWII Early Commercial 98k Bayonet by Weyersberg Kirschbaum with Scabbard & Frog Snider Rifle Accessories Serial # 285747 with a

Serial # 285747 with a worn SWP 1884 cartouche

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The unfullered clip-point blade had sawteeth along the spine

the German security experts must have been in possession of the full story of my inventions

Original German Pre-WWII Early Commercial 98k Bayonet by Weyersberg Kirschbaum with Scabbard & Frog Snider Rifle Accessories Serial # 285747 with aOriginal 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