Original German WWI M1898 GEW 98 Nickel Plated Parade Bayonet by WKC with Scabbard Brunswick Parts The functioning bolt handle even

The functioning bolt handle even gives off a very satisfying 'clack' when pulled back and fired

Bayou Grand Caillou November 23

There are no markings on the grenade

Stock is in solid condition with minor dings and scratches from use and age with much original finish remaining

made form brass with black and white enamel

Original German WWI M1898 GEW 98 Nickel Plated Parade Bayonet by WKC with Scabbard Brunswick Parts The functioning bolt handle evenOriginal 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