Original German WWII 98k 1942 dated Bayonet by Paul Weyersberg with Scabbard & Frog Lock Assembly and adding the standard brass

and adding the standard brass U

eventually serving  a deputy operations commander in Vietnam and partaking in 159 combat missions in an F-4 Phantom

Caliber: Approximately 25mm / 1" - 5 Bore

There is also some wood removed due to powder burn around the nocks form of the barrel

The head bears a correct WWII marked Brennzünder für Eihandgranaten 39 fuze marked 43 / dbk

Original German WWII 98k 1942 dated Bayonet by Paul Weyersberg with Scabbard & Frog Lock Assembly and adding the standard brassOriginal 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