Original German Pre-WWII 98k Bayonet by E. & F. Hörster with 1938 dated Scabbard & Panzerjäger-Abteilung Tank Destroyer Marked Leather Scabbard German Artwork & Posters It features a red top

It features a red top indicating the Don Cossacks

Helmet leather is in outstanding supple

returned to combat

This particular example has unfortunately has suffered some damage and wear in the decades since it was in service

It looks then to have been buffed a bit and blued at the factory

Original German Pre-WWII 98k Bayonet by E. & F. Hörster with 1938 dated Scabbard & Panzerjäger-Abteilung Tank Destroyer Marked Leather Scabbard German Artwork & Posters It features a red topOriginal 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