Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Bayonet by Simson & Co. dated 1906 with Scabbard - Regiment Marked Russian Issue Equipment for political reasons

for political reasons

Gun comes with later wood ram rod

much more complete and in better condition that most we encounter

The BAR was designed to be carried by infantrymen during an assault[1] or advance while supported by the sling over the shoulder or fired from the hip

almost 48 inches overall comes with heavy four bar brass basket

Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Bayonet by Simson & Co. dated 1906 with Scabbard - Regiment Marked Russian Issue Equipment for political reasonsOriginal 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