Original German WWI M1898 n/A Long GEW 98 Peruvian Contract Bayonet with Leather Scabbard - c.1909 Brunswick Rifle In great shape

In great shape

There is an original red colored felt strip in the rifle slot

The model 1884 version included an improved retaining mechanism

CC Camp made green

Condition is excellent with most of its original bluing and no rust

Original German WWI M1898 n/A Long GEW 98 Peruvian Contract Bayonet with Leather Scabbard - c.1909 Brunswick Rifle In great shapeOriginal Item: Only One Available. In 1898 with the new Mauser Gewehr 98 bolt action infantry rifle the military adopted the long model 1898 Seitengewehr (side gun), or bayonet, which 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 WW1 in 1914