Original German WWI M1898 GEW 98 Nickel Plated Parade Bayonet with Scabbard German Machine Guns One side of the tang

One side of the tang bears the makers name: 義 房 or YOSHIFUSA

It also features brass Imperial Army cherry blossom menuki (grip decorations)

The “one-piece” liner with seven tongues is referred to as the “first pattern

this engraving was done privately sometime after the war

Since before World War I German and Austrian mountain troops had worn a visored "ski cap" (Gebirgsmütze) with turn-down ear flaps secured in front by two buttons

Original German WWI M1898 GEW 98 Nickel Plated Parade Bayonet with Scabbard German Machine Guns One side of the tangOriginal Item: Only One Available. In 1898 with the new Mauser bolt action infantry rifle the military adopted this long bayonet, the Seitengewehr (Sidearm) M1898. This longer bayonet gave an Infantryman the ability to bring a Cavalryman down from his horse, due to the bayonets long reach. Of course Cavalry was soon becoming a thing of the past and these long bayonets were being surpassed by different and shorter versions. At the start of WWI in 1914