Original German WWI M1898/05 A/a Butcher Sawback Bayonet by Erfurt with Scabbard - Dated 1908 - Unit Marked Bavarian 2nd Pioneer Regiment British Military Maps which looks to be rosewood

which looks to be rosewood

however some of the Belgian markings survived on the barrel knoxform

Toward the end of WWII Imperial Japan was starved of raw materials and factories

By October 1943 the Signal Corps had enough pigeons to sustain its own breeding program

Deciding that discretion was the better part of valor

Original German WWI M1898/05 A/a Butcher Sawback Bayonet by Erfurt with Scabbard - Dated 1908 - Unit Marked Bavarian 2nd Pioneer Regiment British Military Maps which looks to be rosewoodOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of the M 1898 05 Bayonet (Seitengewehr), which was the most common German Bayonet of the First World War. It was intended for use on the standard issue service rifle of Imperial Germany: the Mauser designed Gewehr 98 (GEW 98). It features a heavy 14. 5 inch steel blade with distinct bulge toward the point, giving extra weight and power to the business end, known as a "butcher blade". This