Original German WWII 98k 1944 dated Bayonet by Paul Weyersberg with Scabbard & Frog - Matching Serial 5177 d Ordnance a holder of the 1914

a holder of the 1914 Iron Cross could be awarded a second or higher grade of the 1939 Iron Cross

It is possible then that this helmet was worn by an armored vehicle driver

" They were mostly made in India

and a chin-mounted gun turret

A model 1873 in this configuration would not have been produced in 1889

Original German WWII 98k 1944 dated Bayonet by Paul Weyersberg with Scabbard & Frog - Matching Serial 5177 d Ordnance a holder of the 1914Original 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