Original German WWII 1940 dated 98k Bayonet by E. & F. Hörster with Scabbard & Frog - Matching Serial 5655 f Vintage Signs but there is also oxidation

but there is also oxidation and powder fouling

Obergefreiten Alfred Buschmann of 2

as they are a perfect source of parts for damaged FF33 phones

and single crude iron wire wrap on the handle

It also is marked with assembly number 822 on both parts of the blade release

Original German WWII 1940 dated 98k Bayonet by E. & F. Hörster with Scabbard & Frog - Matching Serial 5655 f Vintage Signs but there is also oxidationOriginal 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