Original German WWII 98k 1942 dated Bayonet by Richard A. Herder with Scabbard & Frog - Matching Serial 2188 h Madsen LMG indicating Birmingham 1780

indicating Birmingham 1780

with the outbreak of the First World War

It is mostly solid

but otherwise both look to be complete

The open top and light armor made these tank destroyers vulnerable to anything greater than small-arms fire

Original German WWII 98k 1942 dated Bayonet by Richard A. Herder with Scabbard & Frog - Matching Serial 2188 h Madsen LMG indicating Birmingham 1780Original Item: Only One Available. In 1935 the German military introduced the K98k bolt action rifle or Karabiner 98 Kurz, as a replacement for the older GEW98 or Gewehr 98. A new, shorter bayonet was designed to go along with the shortened rifle. The K98 bayonet was officially named Seitengewehr 84 98 III or SG 84 98 III. The bayonet was designed as a close combat sidearm that could be placed on the tip of a K98. The total length of the K98 bayonet