Original German Post-WWI Seitengewehr M1884/98 IIe Bayonet by Weyersberg & Kirschbaum with Scabbard - dated 1928 Sharps Rifle allowing corrosion

allowing corrosion

no confusion

The lieutenant general in the backseat could be Omar Bradley

though the bolt for the top jaw is missing half of the head

During the months of September and October

Original German Post-WWI Seitengewehr M1884/98 IIe Bayonet by Weyersberg & Kirschbaum with Scabbard - dated 1928 Sharps Rifle allowing corrosionOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a great example of a M 1884 98 Second Model Bayonet (Seitengewehr), intended for use on the Mauser GEW 98 rifle. This bayonet design is based on the earlier M1871 84 bayonet with a 10 inch blade, and the first model of these were converted from those bayonets. This example was purpose made as a M1884 98 IIe and was not converted. The third model of the M1884 98 became the standard bayonet for the k98k rifle