Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Bayonet with Leather Scabbard - Unmarked MG 42 By the close of the

By the close of the Victorian era in 1901 powder was was far more stable and reliable so these problems ceased to exist

The projectile appears to have been added to the casing at one point

winning the German Spanish Cross in Bronze with Swords during a Spanish engagement in May 1937

Blade Style: Single Edged Short Sword

Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Bayonet with Leather Scabbard - Unmarked MG 42 By the close of 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