Original German WWI M1898 GEW 98 Nickel Plated Parade Bayonet with Scabbard ZB 26-ZB 30 the vellum document is signed

the vellum document is signed by SIR WILLIAM WOODS

with signs of use

Just out of the attic but read to display

[ Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen

The liner appears to have some damage

Original German WWI M1898 GEW 98 Nickel Plated Parade Bayonet with Scabbard ZB 26-ZB 30 the vellum document is signedOriginal Item: Only One Available. In 1898 with the new Mauser bolt action infantry rifle the military adopted this long bayonet, the Seitengewehr (Sidearm) M1898. This longer bayonet 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 WWI in 1914