Original German Pre WWII Heer Short 98k Dress Bayonet by Carl Eickhorn with Scabbard, Leather Frog, and NCO Troddel Knot Receivers 425 in 1812

425 in 1812

The shape of the flashhole was changed to be conical as well

The distributor information is still partly legible on the left upper receiver:

This was one of many recovered in 1980 along the old Wilmington & Manchester Railroad in South Carolina

Filter can has never been used with original seal still intact and the can has a wonderful full color paper label with instructions

Original German Pre WWII Heer Short 98k Dress Bayonet by Carl Eickhorn with Scabbard, Leather Frog, and NCO Troddel Knot Receivers 425 in 1812Original Item: Only One Available. The K 98 dress bayonet was a dress version of the combat style, and was worn by enlisted and NCO personnel for dress and parade occasions. The bayonets were finished with a high quality nickel plating, with stag or bakelite grip plates and black painted scabbard. The choice of blade length was left to the purchaser, either the nickel plated short (20cm) or long (25cm) version. There was usually a red or green colored