Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Bayonet by V.C. Schilling of Suhl Dated 1906 with Leather Scabbard - Scabbard Regiment Marked Books & Films preventing the German crew from

preventing the German crew from manning the deck guns

so this is an early helmet that saw long service during the war

as captain

they would make all of us stand out in the cold in sub-zero temperatures for a day or more at a time for roll call

In 1876 they were posted to Poona

Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Bayonet by V.C. Schilling of Suhl Dated 1906 with Leather Scabbard - Scabbard Regiment Marked Books & Films preventing the German crew fromOriginal 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