Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Bayonet by W.K. & C. dated 1902 with Scabbard - Regiment Marked Category_MG 42 Ammo Storage Hazen fought under Buell at

Hazen fought under Buell at Perryville

Luftwaffe eagle in light grey threads on a cut-out Luftwaffe blue/grey wool base with a separate machine embroidered

- Research binder with dozens of documents directly from NARA (National Archives) documenting Baggett's service in both the RAF and USN

It still retains its aircraft sights so no ladder back sight is needed or present and the wood fore end is a modified original British Thompson fore stock completely checkered in the British style with sling swivel on the left side which is held in place with a British WW2 Thompson Fore Stock ring bracket

in an nicely matured condition

Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Bayonet by W.K. & C. dated 1902 with Scabbard - Regiment Marked Category_MG 42 Ammo Storage Hazen fought under Buell atOriginal 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