Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Sawback Bayonet by Erfurt dated 1906 with Scabbard - Regiment Marked Russian Field Gear Handguard Dimensions: 3 1/2" width

Handguard Dimensions: 3 1/2" width x 6 3/4" length

The ICC was disbanded in May 1919 after the end of the war

The inside of the bore can also be seen

then were driven back by a barrage of German fire

the blade being 39" long with a now rounded tip from wear

Original German WWI M1898 n/A GEW 98 Sawback Bayonet by Erfurt dated 1906 with Scabbard - Regiment Marked Russian Field Gear Handguard Dimensions: 3 1/2" widthOriginal 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