Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Bayonet by V.C. Schilling dated 1906 with Scabbard - Regiment Marked Spanish Artillery He came to the throne

He came to the throne in 1777 but died prematurely in 1786

The pommel features the larger center block area that we usually see with this producer

8 oz) and was issued primed from the manufacturer

after which they were renamed the The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)

Barrel nicely marked (translation-) Imperial Tula Armaments(or Firearms) Factory 1888r

Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Bayonet by V.C. Schilling dated 1906 with Scabbard - Regiment Marked Spanish Artillery He came to the throneOriginal 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