Original German WWI M1898/05 n/A Butcher Bayonet with Excellent Blade & Steel Scabbard by Simson & Co. - Dated 1915 MILITARIA There are markings present on

There are markings present on the side of the shell and we can barely make out US3 5 / HCM

or suitability for use with live ammunition

The Zippos marked with Patent 2517191 WITH Patent Pending indicated manufacture some time between 1950 to 1957

and this looks to have been done during the period

with maker mark BSF 90 inside a rectangle next to a script Platura

Original German WWI M1898/05 n/A Butcher Bayonet with Excellent Blade & Steel Scabbard by Simson & Co. - Dated 1915 MILITARIA There are markings present onOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an especially attractive Imperial German WWI M1898 05 n A Seitengewehr, commonly known among collectors as the Butcher bayonet, manufactured by the well known Simson & Co. of Suhl and dated 1915. Intended for use with the German Gewehr 98 rifle system, the M1898 05 is immediately recognizable by its broad, heavy 14 1 2 blade with a pronounced swelling toward the point. This example is particularly desirable