Original German WWI M1898 GEW 98 Triple Etched Nickel Plated Parade Bayonet with Scabbard Category_Blunderbuss ” and the 2nd Platoon

” and the 2nd Platoon Medic

The original parkerized finish on the throat of the scabbard is somewhat degraded due to rust

Clearly this Blunderbuss was in EIC Service for many years prior to be assigned to the EARL BALCARRAS

This is attached to a 12" single edged blade with wide fuller

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Original German WWI M1898 GEW 98 Triple Etched Nickel Plated Parade Bayonet with Scabbard Category_Blunderbuss ” and the 2nd PlatoonOriginal 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