Original German WWI M1898 GEW 98 Nickel Plated Parade Bayonet with Scabbard MG 34 Accessories MARIA ISLAND was reserved for

MARIA ISLAND was reserved for re-offending convicts receiving the dregs of the Penal system even from the mainland of Australia itself and conditions of the day were particularly harsh

but still a very eye pleasing addition to any collection

and has all of the correct markings and straps intact

a white blouse

The 26" blade still has its high quality mirror finish nickel plating on most of the blade

Original German WWI M1898 GEW 98 Nickel Plated Parade Bayonet with Scabbard MG 34 Accessories MARIA ISLAND was reserved forOriginal 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