Original German WWII 98k 1941 dated Bayonet by Ernst Pack und Sohne, Solingen with Scabbard & Frog - Matching Serial 8567 Revolutionary War the shoulder strap and carrier

the shoulder strap and carrier (harness set) are comprised of thick sturdy brown webbing with black leather stopper securing strap

The plain blued steel cross guard is tight on the blade with no wobble and some minor surface oxidation

This problem stems from the record keeping of the time

A stiff rig leather form is intact within the inside of the map case

would not have come under that regulation

Original German WWII 98k 1941 dated Bayonet by Ernst Pack und Sohne, Solingen with Scabbard & Frog - Matching Serial 8567 Revolutionary War the shoulder strap and carrierOriginal 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