Original German WWII Commercial 98k Bayonet by ALCOSO with Scabbard - circa 1940-1943 Category_MG 42 Ammo Storage WWII 42nd Infantry "Rainbow" Division

WWII 42nd Infantry "Rainbow" Division hand painted flag

This is a rare example of an original

As such the older pouches continued to be used by German soldiers

and an R over the chamber

Paul Meybauer had yet to be issued a number

Original German WWII Commercial 98k Bayonet by ALCOSO with Scabbard - circa 1940-1943 Category_MG 42 Ammo Storage WWII 42nd Infantry "Rainbow" DivisionOriginal 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