Original German WWII 98k 1944 dated Bayonet by E. & F. Hörster with Scabbard & Unit Marked Frog Accessories along with a wonderful temper

along with a wonderful temper line (hamon) extending the full length of the blade

This all-purpose entrenching tool was also used as a mine probe once the #4 spike bayonet was attached as well as for hand-to-hand combat

a belt buckle

in the Bois D’Ohlungen

and many of the fittings on the box are missing or damaged

Original German WWII 98k 1944 dated Bayonet by E. & F. Hörster with Scabbard & Unit Marked Frog Accessories along with a wonderful temperOriginal Item: Only One Available. In 1935 the German military introduced the K98k bolt action rifle or Karabiner 98 Kurz, as a replacement for the older GEW98 or Gewehr 98. A new, shorter bayonet was designed to go along with the shortened rifle. The K98 bayonet was officially named Seitengewehr 84 98 III or SG 84 98 III. The bayonet was designed as a close combat sidearm that could be placed on the tip of a K98. The total length of the K98 bayonet