German WWI Gewher 98 Sawback Machine Gunner Bayonet and Scabbard Percusion Muskets Volume 2 page 28

Volume 2 page 28

Today originals are expensive and very difficult to find in use-able condition

2nd WARWICKSHIRE REGIMENT XXIV

now somewhat relaxed

German WWI Gewher 98 Sawback Machine Gunner Bayonet and Scabbard Percusion Muskets Volume 2 page 28New Made Item: Often referred to as the "machine gunner" bayonet this is a reproduction of the Mauser long GEWHER 98 Rifle Sawback bayonet principally issued to machine gun crews and pioneers. These have an overall length of 19 1 2 inches, with a 14 inch sawback blade. Hideous though as a wound from one of these might have been they were intended for use in cutting wood for gun emplacements. The Sawback bayonet, first developed by the British in the