Original German WWI M1898/05 n/A Butcher Sawback Bayonet by DEMAG with Steel Scabbard & Excellent Blade - Dated 1916 Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia and underlying netting is a

and underlying netting is a bit deteriorated

In its original balsa wood box

This is an incredible grouping that comes more than ready for further research and display

The shell body itself is marked on the side with LOT T

the German Red Cross was a voluntary civil assistance organization that was officially acknowledged by the Geneva Convention in 1929

Original German WWI M1898/05 n/A Butcher Sawback Bayonet by DEMAG with Steel Scabbard & Excellent Blade - Dated 1916 Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia and underlying netting is aOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a great 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