Original German WWII 1939 dated 98k Bayonet by Mundlos AG with Scabbard and Frog - Matching Serial 149 b Japanese Antique Guns so it was replaced with

so it was replaced with an aluminum tube

which is the same dimensions as the National Color but is of a single color representing the branch of the service that the unit is from

showing just some wear to the finish

36th Infantry DivisionThe 36th Infantry Division ("Arrowhead")

The Wood scabbard (saya) is wrapped in lacquered sharkskin shagreen

Original German WWII 1939 dated 98k Bayonet by Mundlos AG with Scabbard and Frog - Matching Serial 149 b Japanese Antique Guns so it was replaced withOriginal 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