Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Bayonet by C.G. Haenel dated 1907 with Leather Scabbard Hotchkiss MG As issued for use in

As issued for use in the D-Day invasion of Europe in 1944

This is a wonder set from the Liberty Division tunic and M1917 helmet

However it is definitely genuine German WWII issue

On 24 December 1944

wonderfully played by George Saunders

Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Bayonet by C.G. Haenel dated 1907 with Leather Scabbard Hotchkiss MG As issued for use inOriginal 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