German WWI Gewher 98 Sawback Machine Gunner Bayonet and Scabbard Percusion Muskets Wood "T" handle with steel

Wood "T" handle with steel blades bearing military markings but no WW2 Dates

Today originals are expensive and very difficult to find in use-able condition

has a sterling silver GLIDER ASSAULT BADGE backed in blue felt with a white surround

now somewhat relaxed

when trapdoor production came to an end

German WWI Gewher 98 Sawback Machine Gunner Bayonet and Scabbard Percusion Muskets Wood "T" handle with steelNew Made Item: Often referred to as the "machine gunner" bayonet this is a reproduction of the Mauser long GEWHER 98 Rifle Sawback bayonet principally issued to machine gun crews and pioneers. These have an overall length of 19 1 2 inches, with a 14 inch sawback blade. Hideous though as a wound from one of these might have been they were intended for use in cutting wood for gun emplacements. The Sawback bayonet, first developed by the British in the