Original German WWII 98k 1942 dated Bayonet by Paul Weyersberg with Scabbard & Frog German Edged Weapons They were dropped in pairs

They were dropped in pairs

The bases for the bales are held on by split pin rivets

and more often would have Square grips

which differed only in its sloping neck guard

Texas on August 23rd 1918

Original German WWII 98k 1942 dated Bayonet by Paul Weyersberg with Scabbard & Frog German Edged Weapons They were dropped in pairsOriginal 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