Description
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Blade Length: 3”
The 33rd Division arrived in France in May of 1918
The installed top tie is a replacement
The musket is all brass mounted
Original German WWI M1898/05 n/A Butcher Sawback Bayonet by Fichtel & Sachs dated 1917 with Steel Scabbard & Frog Crimean War consequentlyOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good example of the M 1898 05 Bayonet (Seitengewehr), which was the most common German Bayonet of the First World War. It was intended for use on the standard issue service rifle of Imperial Germany: the Mauser designed Gewehr 98 (GEW 98). It features a heavy 14. 5 inch steel blade with distinct bulge toward the point, giving extra weight and power to the business end, known as a "butcher blade". This