Original German WWII Era Prototype Bright Steel Seitengewehr 84/98 Bayonet for 98K Rifles with Scabbard U.S. Grenades Its Sudanese owner probably slaughtered

Its Sudanese owner probably slaughtered by the British Maxim guns used at the Battle of OMDURMAN in 1898

In 1874 the self contained cartridge Gras bolt-action system was introduced

The contents of the sealed hard rubber kits varied in contents

Condition of leather is good and supple

The original cleaning rod is also still present under the barrel

Original German WWII Era Prototype Bright Steel Seitengewehr 84/98 Bayonet for 98K Rifles with Scabbard U.S. Grenades Its Sudanese owner probably slaughteredOriginal 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. This design was actually not really