Original German WWII 98k 1944 dated Bayonet by F. Herder Abr. Sohn with Phosphate Scabbard - Matching Serial 3181 d DVD After conducting training exercises

After conducting training exercises

and hence this odd designation

manufactured a multitude of edged weapons

The blade also has been sharpened post-factory

all evident signs of a long life of military use

Original German WWII 98k 1944 dated Bayonet by F. Herder Abr. Sohn with Phosphate Scabbard - Matching Serial 3181 d DVD After conducting training exercisesOriginal 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