Original German WWI S.1898 n/A Long GEW 98 Peruvian Contract Bayonet with Matching Number Scabbard - c.1909 Flintlock Pistols Inside is a fine dark

Inside is a fine dark leather liner that shows only light use

Well marked with "King's Crown

Badges were made of pressed steel

is the abbreviation for the

Original German WWI S.1898 n/A Long GEW 98 Peruvian Contract Bayonet with Matching Number Scabbard - c.1909 Flintlock Pistols Inside is a fine darkOriginal Item: Only One Available. In 1898 with the new Mauser Gewehr 98 bolt action infantry rifle the military adopted the long model 1898 Seitengewehr (side gun), or bayonet, which 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 WW1 in 1914