Original German WWII 98k 1942 dated Bayonet by Alcoso-Werk with Scabbard & Frog - Matching Serial 7584 j Category_Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts This was a work of

This was a work of love by an American WW2 collector

We suspect it was made in the Belgian factory city of Liège

Not only was it expensive but it was also needed in huge quantities to provide for tens of thousands of soldiers

It indicates that the helmet was purchased from Cpl

though there is some checking to the finish of the leather

Original German WWII 98k 1942 dated Bayonet by Alcoso-Werk with Scabbard & Frog - Matching Serial 7584 j Category_Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts This was a work ofOriginal 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 or SG 84 98. 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 was 15. 2