Original German WWII 1939 dated 98k Bayonet by E. & F. Hörster with Scabbard & Frog - Matching Serial 9446 e ERA On introduction of the award

On introduction of the award a cloth version was also authorized for wear with the color of the base material indicating which branch of service the cross was awarded to with a field-grey base for award to Heer and Waffen-SS personnel

constituted the "Reserve Column"

and following the 1751 reforms that standardized naming and numbering of regiments

the Brown Bess type Butt plate and "S" side plate are now of iron

Vigan and other targets in Luzon on 8 December 1941

Original German WWII 1939 dated 98k Bayonet by E. & F. Hörster with Scabbard & Frog - Matching Serial 9446 e ERA On introduction of the awardOriginal Item: Only One Available. In 1935 the German military introduced the K98k bolt action rifle or Karabiner 98 Kurz, as a replacement for the older GEW98 or Gewehr 98. A new, shorter bayonet was designed to go along with the shortened rifle. The K98 bayonet was officially named Seitengewehr 84 98 III or SG 84 98 III. The bayonet was designed as a close combat sidearm that could be placed on the tip of a K98. The total length of the K98 bayonet