Original German WWI M1898 GEW 98 Nickel Plated Parade Bayonet with Scabbard 21st Century The rim stiffener wire is

The rim stiffener wire is almost completely exposed

The left shoulder has a standard US Army Air Forces insignia which was present on most B-15 jackets

It was usually only seen on the higher rank helmets

the interior bears an ink waffen amt

The pommel features twelve raised oak leaves separated by acorns

Original German WWI M1898 GEW 98 Nickel Plated Parade Bayonet with Scabbard 21st Century The rim stiffener wire isOriginal 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