Original German Pre-WWII Lot of 3 1938 Dated K98 Bayonets with Scabbards - (3) Military Issue Napoleonic and a lovely aged color

and a lovely aged color

which was confined to a holding action

There is a split running down the front lock screw to the front of the trigger guard

for the mounting of a lance pennant

Gärtner eventually moved to Boulder

Original German Pre-WWII Lot of 3 1938 Dated K98 Bayonets with Scabbards - (3) Military Issue Napoleonic and a lovely aged colorOriginal 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