Original German WWI Rare M1898 a/A GEW 98 Bayonet by W.K. & C. with Saxony Markings - dated 1902 Madsen LMG On the interior of the

On the interior of the tunic there is still the original paper maker's label giving the sizing

and is currently homeported at Naval Station Norfolk

a weapon optimised for thrusting

veterans continued to wear these beloved jackets until threadbare

Mussolini became Prime Minister

Original German WWI Rare M1898 a/A GEW 98 Bayonet by W.K. & C. with Saxony Markings - dated 1902 Madsen LMG On the interior of theOriginal 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