Original German WWII 98k 1941 dated Bayonet by Carl Eickhorn with Scabbard - Matching Serial 299 i U.S. Antique Guns 372nd Infantry were inducted into

372nd Infantry were inducted into federal service by order of President Franklin D

These canteens would have covers made from Steingrau or Feldgrau wool

The serial Number 71035 can be found on the barrel

The ink stamped numerical designation of the hersteller (manufacturer) is A4 / 23 and has the lot No 082912 beneath it

Feed tray is marked with 963 for manufacture by Johannes Grossfuss of Döbeln/Sachsen prior to 1940

Original German WWII 98k 1941 dated Bayonet by Carl Eickhorn with Scabbard - Matching Serial 299 i U.S. Antique Guns 372nd Infantry were inducted intoOriginal 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