Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Bayonet by C.G. Haenel dated 1907 with Leather Scabbard Hotchkiss MG wonderfully played by George Saunders

wonderfully played by George Saunders

This is a wonder set from the Liberty Division tunic and M1917 helmet

It still has the elastic strap that attaches to the side flaps

and she transported troops from the United States to France until the end of World War I on 11th November 1918

In effect this meant that Austria-Hungary had three separate armies at the same time

Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Bayonet by C.G. Haenel dated 1907 with Leather Scabbard Hotchkiss MG wonderfully played by George SaundersOriginal 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