Description
This stamped sheet steel construction helmet retains 85% of the original paint and is in good condition overall
retained by the two lock mounting screws and the original brass triggerguard
captured Schwarzlose machine guns of various types saw service with second line units of the NSDAP German army
The original issue leather sheath is intact and solid and is nicely stamped:
On August 1
Original German WWI Seitengewehr M1898 n/A GEW 98 Bayonet with Leather Scabbard - Dated 1904 Price_$-030 - $50 This stamped sheet steel constructionOriginal 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. This fine