Original German WWI M1898 n/A Long GEW 98 Peruvian Contract Bayonet with Leather Scabbard - c.1909 Category_Brunswick Parts Bayonet not included but available

Bayonet not included but available separately

Mechanics very strong and tight

The musket is in overall terrific condition and was found here in the U

This firing pin is compatible with the Mkb 42

by the retrograde step of being smooth bored after 1855 to accept the then Standard 58 Caliber Minnie Ball

Original German WWI M1898 n/A Long GEW 98 Peruvian Contract Bayonet with Leather Scabbard - c.1909 Category_Brunswick Parts Bayonet not included but availableOriginal Item: Only One Available. In 1898 with the new Mauser Gewehr 98 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.