Original German Pre-WWII 98k Bayonet by E. & F. Hörster with 1937 dated Scabbard & Frog - Matching Serial 1553 e German Military Maps Feed System: Single Shot

Feed System: Single Shot

but the receiver will nearly always be blank

The 42 inch

After returning to the States in 1931

Scabbard is in very good condition with nice leather that still has most of the original green painted finish

Original German Pre-WWII 98k Bayonet by E. & F. Hörster with 1937 dated Scabbard & Frog - Matching Serial 1553 e German Military Maps Feed System: Single ShotOriginal 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 or SG 84 98. 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 was 15. 2