Original German WWI M1898/05 n/A "Sanitized" Butcher Sawback Bayonet by Koeller & Co / Dürkopp Werke A. G. with Scabbard MG 34 and shows much use and

and shows much use and age

9th Infantry in the Civil War and late 19th-century Indian wars

without the knuckle guard

as it does not bear any royal or military proof marks

We checked the bolt and there is only a very faint primer ring

Original German WWI M1898/05 n/A "Sanitized" Butcher Sawback Bayonet by Koeller & Co / Dürkopp Werke A. G. with Scabbard MG 34 and shows much use andOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good example of the M 1898 05 Bayonet (Seitengewehr), which was the most common German Bayonet of the First World War. It was intended for use on the standard issue service rifle of Imperial Germany: the Mauser designed Gewehr 98 (GEW 98). It features a heavy 14. 5 inch steel blade with distinct bulge toward the point, giving extra weight and power to the business end, known as a "butcher blade". This