Original German WWI M1898 GEW 98 Nickel Plated Parade Bayonet with Scabbard German Machine Guns The “one-piece” liner with seven

The “one-piece” liner with seven tongues is referred to as the “first pattern

this engraving was done privately sometime after the war

This is a scarcely seen helmet and the first we have offered - a British MkII helmet used and painted for the Chinese Army during World War II

000 and can be seen at this link

Original German WWI M1898 GEW 98 Nickel Plated Parade Bayonet with Scabbard German Machine Guns The “one-piece” liner with sevenOriginal 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