Original German WWII 1939 Dated 98k Bayonet by E. & F. Hörster with Scabbard & Frog - Matching Serial 5747 k MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets The stein indicates that Hoffmann

The stein indicates that Hoffmann was in the 11th Companie

There is also a 1942 date

and dates back to 1834

and contemporary Italian campaign cartography may reveal the specific area or action represented

who would fabricate handmade insignia to sell to American GIs

Original German WWII 1939 Dated 98k Bayonet by E. & F. Hörster with Scabbard & Frog - Matching Serial 5747 k MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets The stein indicates that HoffmannOriginal 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