Original German WWII 98k 1941 dated Bayonet by Elite Diamant with Scabbard - Matching Serial 9230 b NATION was a traditional gift for

was a traditional gift for Japanese servicemen deployed during the military campaigns of the Empire of Japan

indicating manufacture by Mauser Oberndorf

and it appears the bore

The original phosphate finish on the blade of this example is mostly intact

Comes complete with an original wood ramrod

Original German WWII 98k 1941 dated Bayonet by Elite Diamant with Scabbard - Matching Serial 9230 b NATION was a traditional gift forOriginal 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