Original German WWII 98k Rifle Short Dress Bayonet by ALCOSO with Frog and Heer Army Belt Category_Martini-Henry Rifles 27 March 1945

27 March 1945

The leather neck strap is supple and strong without defect

these have seen "Action" very possibly in the trenches and NONE are like new or anywhere approaching it

the 88th entered a period of defensive patrolling in the Mount Grande-Mount Cerrere sector and the Mount Fano area

The are numerous variations in the fragment and groove details that can be found

Original German WWII 98k Rifle Short Dress Bayonet by ALCOSO with Frog and Heer Army Belt Category_Martini-Henry Rifles 27 March 1945Original Item: Only One Available. The K 98 dress bayonet was a dress version of the combat style, and was worn by enlisted and NCO personnel for dress and parade occasions. The bayonets were finished with a high quality nickel plating, with black checkered bakelite grip plates and black painted scabbard. The choice of blade length was left to the purchaser, being nickel plated short or long version. There was usually a red or green colored felt