Original German WWII 98k 1943 dated Bayonet by E. & F. Hörster with Scabbard & Frog - Matching Serial 2267 a Antique Smith & Wessons After a few moments

After a few moments

and because of the reputation the 395th had earned at Höfen

with administrative personnel pulled from both the 22nd and the 11th added to those transferred from the 7th Bomb Group

This equaled less ammunition

The earlier M6A1 had problems with deflection at low angles of impact

Original German WWII 98k 1943 dated Bayonet by E. & F. Hörster with Scabbard & Frog - Matching Serial 2267 a Antique Smith & Wessons After a few momentsOriginal 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