Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Sawback Bayonet by Erfurt dated 1906 with Scabbard - Regiment Marked Japanese Artwork & Posters Overall length approximately 31 inches

Overall length approximately 31 inches

so we believe that this revolver was originally blued

leather flaking

the British War Office had seen a similar need for steel helmets

This is an extremely rare example of a German WWII Kriegsmarine (Navy) Diver's Knife

Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Sawback Bayonet by Erfurt dated 1906 with Scabbard - Regiment Marked Japanese Artwork & Posters Overall length approximately 31 inchesOriginal 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