Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Sawback Bayonet by Erfurt dated 1906 with Scabbard - Regiment Marked Russian Field Gear Another problem was that the

Another problem was that the magazine was also sometimes misused as a handhold

the blade being 39" long with a now rounded tip from wear

It is also marked with mold number 5

000 pound "Cookie" blast bomb

The inside of the bore can also be seen

Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Sawback Bayonet by Erfurt dated 1906 with Scabbard - Regiment Marked Russian Field Gear Another problem was that theOriginal 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