Original Imperial German WWI Kurzes Seitengewehr M1898 Sawback Dress Bayonet by Carl Eickhorn with WWII 1940 Dated Leather Frog and Scabbard MILITARIA - Vintage round ball bullet

- Vintage round ball bullet mold of unknown caliber but calipers measure it to be approximately

The leather trim is in good condition with a few areas of light wear

that had once billeted German cavalry troops and their horses

The barrel and receiver of the carbine are marked with serial number 3240 / b

Just the usual degradation that happens on the edge due to the leather being bent

Original Imperial German WWI Kurzes Seitengewehr M1898 Sawback Dress Bayonet by Carl Eickhorn with WWII 1940 Dated Leather Frog and Scabbard MILITARIA - Vintage round ball bulletOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of the rare Kurzes Seitengewehr (Short Sidearm) M1898 Sawback Dress Bayonet, complete with a WWII Combat Scabbard and Leather Frog by Carl Busse and dated 1940. Intended for use on the Mauser GEW 98 rifle, the bayonet design is based on the earlier M1871 84 bayonet with a 10 inch blade, and the first model of these were converted from those bayonets. This example was purpose made in this