Original German WWII 98k 1941 dated Bayonet by E. & F. Hörster with Scabbard & Frog - Matching Serial 2850 y Availability_Both were codified into law

were codified into law

The knit waistband and sleeve cuffs are still intact but are in heavily worn condition with moth nips across them and material tearing & loss in spots

which was refurbished and reissued to the Wehrmacht Heer (army) during WWII

Pfc Szczurek was awarded his medal for actions conducted during the allied invasion of Sicily

Original German WWII 98k 1941 dated Bayonet by E. & F. Hörster with Scabbard & Frog - Matching Serial 2850 y Availability_Both were codified into lawOriginal 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 III or SG 84 98 III. 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