Original German WWII 98k Rifle Short Dress Bayonet by ALCOSO with RBN Marked Frog and Portepee Receivers Obergefreiten is a rank roughly

Obergefreiten is a rank roughly corresponding to "Senior Lance Corporal"

The patent dates on the left side of the frame are clear

1907 addition of Oklahoma to the Union

and below is the serial number 1705

This is a shell only

Original German WWII 98k Rifle Short Dress Bayonet by ALCOSO with RBN Marked Frog and Portepee Receivers Obergefreiten is a rank roughlyOriginal Item: Only One Available. The K 98 dress bayonet was a dress version of the combat style, and was worn by enlisted and NCO personnel for dress and parade occasions. The bayonets were finished with a high quality nickel plating, with black checkered bakelite grip plates and black painted scabbard. The choice of blade length was left to the purchaser, being nickel plated short or long version. There was usually a red or green colored felt