Original German WWII Mauser 98k Bayonet with Scabbard - Wooden Grips - Grade 2 Russian Documents Books The Battalion suffered heavy casualties

The Battalion suffered heavy casualties during the Battle of Cisterna and it

with just some running wear and light oxidation in places

nor restored

The leather is rather thin

- MA-1 Flight Jacket named on front to Captain F

Original German WWII Mauser 98k Bayonet with Scabbard - Wooden Grips - Grade 2 Russian Documents Books The Battalion suffered heavy casualtiesOriginal Items: Very Few 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 and utility knife that could also be placed on the tip of a K98. The total