Original Imperial German WWI Shrapnel-Damaged Kurzes Seitengewehr M1898 Dress Bayonet by Carl Eickhorn Turned Trench Knife with Scabbard Price_$-030 - $50 and in recognition were retitled

and in recognition were retitled the Royal North-West Mounted Police in 1904

outfitted for Colonial Infantry & Navy personnel

II variety

showing areas of staining and oxidation that look to be from water exposure

This is a stunning early and high quality English Dog Lock Blunderbuss signed W

Original Imperial German WWI Shrapnel-Damaged Kurzes Seitengewehr M1898 Dress Bayonet by Carl Eickhorn Turned Trench Knife with Scabbard Price_$-030 - $50 and in recognition were retitledOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of the rare Kurzes Seitengewehr (Short Sidearm) M1898 Dress Bayonet, which has had the grips replaced with hand slit wooden grips and a trench knife style scabbard for use as a trench knife. This is further supported by the large bit of shrapnel damage on both the crossguard and scabbard. Intended for use on the Mauser GEW 98 rifle, the bayonet design is based on the earlier M1871 84