Original German WWI M1898 n/A Long GEW 98 Peruvian Contract Bayonet with Leather Scabbard - c.1909 Category_Blunderbuss Battle of the Bulge -

Battle of the Bulge - The Ardennes Offensive The Germans launched their last great offensive in Belgium on 16 December

Bob Spence

and gave chase to the team

- 1 Gauze Compress 24" x 72" in original cardboard box

The pommel is marked with G

Original German WWI M1898 n/A Long GEW 98 Peruvian Contract Bayonet with Leather Scabbard - c.1909 Category_Blunderbuss Battle of the Bulge -Original Item: Only One Available. In 1898 with the new Mauser Gewehr 98 bolt action infantry rifle the military adopted the long model 1898 Seitengewehr (side gun), or bayonet, which 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 WW1 in 1914