Original German WWI M1898 n/A Gew 98 Seitengewehr Bayonet by Simson & Co. with Scabbard Unit Marked to Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 74 Japanese Documents and Books and is made of a

and is made of a ripped canvas material

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The colors are beautifully saturated and vivid

never worn unissued with minimal age toning and a couple of small moth nips to the field-grey wool base

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Original German WWI M1898 n/A Gew 98 Seitengewehr Bayonet by Simson & Co. with Scabbard Unit Marked to Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 74 Japanese Documents and Books and is made of aOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is an extremely scarce M1898 Gewehr 98 Seitengewehr bayonet with the scabbard bearing a unit marking 74. R. 8. 76. for Infanterie Regiment Nr. 74. 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