Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Bayonet by Simson & Co. dated 1906 with Scabbard - Regiment Marked Category_MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets It seems that proprietary cartridges

It seems that proprietary cartridges were all the rage among the trendier nations back then

He stresses the need for additional food through the mails

though most of the proofs are still visible

- Maker signed blade tang

This is a very nice musket with an outstanding wood stock of very well patterned hardwood

Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Bayonet by Simson & Co. dated 1906 with Scabbard - Regiment Marked Category_MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets It seems that proprietary cartridgesOriginal 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