Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Bayonet by V.C. Schilling of Suhl Dated 1907 with Ersatz Steel Scabbard - Regimentally Marked to 3rd Bavarian Infantry 18th Century who is considered one of

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Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Bayonet by V.C. Schilling of Suhl Dated 1907 with Ersatz Steel Scabbard - Regimentally Marked to 3rd Bavarian Infantry 18th Century who is considered one ofOriginal 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