Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Bayonet by Simson & Co. with Scabbard - Kaiserliche Marine Regiment Marked Matrosen Artillerie Abteilung British Documents & Books The motion of the plug

The motion of the plug causes the entire lever to rotate down and to the rear

which is about 1 1/4" wide

well into the war

It was repainted after removal

Much POW work was therefore done with the express intention of trading the finished article for food

Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Bayonet by Simson & Co. with Scabbard - Kaiserliche Marine Regiment Marked Matrosen Artillerie Abteilung British Documents & Books The motion of the plugOriginal Item: Only One Available. In 1898 with the new Mauser bolt action infantry rifle the military adopted this long bayonet, the Seitengewehr (Sidearm) M1898. This longer bayonet 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 WWI in 1914