Original German WWII 1939 dated 98k Bayonet by Richard A Herder USGI Modified to Fighting Knife Fusee Spring & Cover and will not fire correctly

and will not fire correctly at present

but this particular sword did not escape the battlefield unscathed

The number of Model 1861 muskets produced by the Springfield Armory was 265

Each interior is marked with white print military codes and WW2 dates

14th Tank Battalion

Original German WWII 1939 dated 98k Bayonet by Richard A Herder USGI Modified to Fighting Knife Fusee Spring & Cover and will not fire correctlyOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now these are the types of items we love to see! The enemies weapons, captured, and then personalized to fight against them! This began life as a German WWII Bayonet for the Mauser k98K rifle, the standard rifle of the Wehrmacht when WWII Began. It was then captured and had the blade shortened and the scabbard modified to make it an effective fighting knife. The crossguard was left intact, but the pommel and bayonet