Original German WWII 1937 dated 98k Bayonet by E. & F. Hörster with Unmatched Scabbard & Frog Category_Flintlock Muskets and Rifles when the distinguishing center spot

when the distinguishing center spot was discarded

and is exactly where a German Soldier might have embarked for the voyage to the North African countries of Algiers or Tunisia

This sample is marked "BUND

Nearly 30 years later

Original German WWII 1937 dated 98k Bayonet by E. & F. Hörster with Unmatched Scabbard & Frog Category_Flintlock Muskets and Rifles when the distinguishing center spotOriginal 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