Description
Typically these would get repainted OD green over the entire scabbard at arsenal
and the factors which influenced the design of the headdress
This WW2 example is offered in very good condition and is totally inert according to specifications provided by the ATF
The owner of this jacket is unknown
but Lieutenant General George S
Original German WWI M1898 GEW 98 Triple Etched Nickel Plated Parade Bayonet with Scabbard Category_Flintlock Muskets and Rifles Typically these would get repaintedOriginal 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