Original German M1898 Seitengewehr Long Bayonet with Ersatz Scabbard Antique Gun Parts "Keeping your powder dry" was

"Keeping your powder dry" was the first rule in Naval Warfare of the day

WKC also supplied countless other governments and is still in existence today

much resembling carpet underlay which quickly deteriorated and has been replaced with a good coating of rust and decay

The Type 89 discharger first saw service in China and Manchuria

As worn during the terrible Blitz air raids which started at the end of the summer 1940 and carried on for the rest of of World War Two

Original German M1898 Seitengewehr Long Bayonet with Ersatz Scabbard Antique Gun Parts "Keeping your powder dry" wasOriginal Item: Only One Available. In 1898 with the new Mauser bolt action infantry rifle the Military adopted this long bayonet which 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 WW1 in 1914 this Gew 98 long bayonet was the norm. Our example