Original Imperial German WWI Kurzes Extraseitengewehr M1898 Dress Bayonet by Carl Eickhorn with Broken Leather Frog and Scabbard MP 44 IMP started M-1 helmet liner

IMP started M-1 helmet liner delivery to the US Army in September 1942

though the blade still does have most of the original shape

Canadian WWI and WWII propaganda were more different than alike

with the bevels at the back of the banana shaped lock plate

The carving features a flower that looks to be a bluebell or possibly an iris with leaves

Original Imperial German WWI Kurzes Extraseitengewehr M1898 Dress Bayonet by Carl Eickhorn with Broken Leather Frog and Scabbard MP 44 IMP started M-1 helmet linerOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of the rare Extraseitengewehr M1898 Dress Bayonet, complete with a scabbard and broken leather frog. Intended for use on the Mauser GEW 98 rifle, the bayonet design is based on the earlier M1871 84 bayonet with a 10 inch blade, and the first model of these were converted from those bayonets. This example was purpose made in this size, and was not converted. This example is the short