Original German WWII 98k 1939-Dated Bayonet by Alexander Coppel with Scabbard & Frog - Matching Serial 8366 f Night Sights This helmet still retains it's

This helmet still retains it's original "Double Decals"

Reassigned to Fort Benning

Stahlwarenfabrik (Steelware factory) was based in the Wald neighborhood of Solingen

propelled by conventional ammunition combustion gasses

and the hilt is somewhat loose

Original German WWII 98k 1939-Dated Bayonet by Alexander Coppel with Scabbard & Frog - Matching Serial 8366 f Night Sights This helmet still retains it'sOriginal 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 or SG 84 98. 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 was 15. 2