Original German WWII 98k 44-dated Bayonet by Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Co. with Scabbard and Frog - Matching Serial 4136 u US Civil War The tail gunner escaped by

The tail gunner escaped by rotating his turret to the rear

Our example is a complete sleeper just as it came out of the attic

Complete with 17" fullered blade and wooden grip plates

splits and decay from more than100 years of Military Storage

the gateway to Europe

Original German WWII 98k 44-dated Bayonet by Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Co. with Scabbard and Frog - Matching Serial 4136 u US Civil War The tail gunner escaped byOriginal 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 or SG 84 98. 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 was 15. 2