Original German WWII 98k 1941 dated Bayonet by Alexander Coppel with Scabbard & Frog - Matching Serial 4746 u IMA Merchandise Also included with the jacket

Also included with the jacket and dog tag is a wonderful research binder with more than 30 pages of of research

Location: Pforzheim

The fine blade bears the Barison maker's mark

Barrel Length: 6 1/8 inches

the paratroopers received the orders they had been expecting—to attack the Siegfried Line

Original German WWII 98k 1941 dated Bayonet by Alexander Coppel with Scabbard & Frog - Matching Serial 4746 u IMA Merchandise Also included with the jacketOriginal 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