Original German WWI M1898 GEW 98 Nickel Plated Parade Bayonet by WKC with Scabbard Lock Assembly The mechanism proved to be

The mechanism proved to be delicate and fouled easily with mud and debris

above serial number 484558

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The Brixia mortar differed from comparable World War II weapons in that it was trigger fired with the help of separate ignition cartridges to be fed into a special magazine

Original Item: Ingenious hopper-fed

Original German WWI M1898 GEW 98 Nickel Plated Parade Bayonet by WKC with Scabbard Lock Assembly The mechanism proved to beOriginal 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