Original German WWII 98k 1940 dated Bayonet by Carl Eickhorn with Scabbard and Frog - Matching Serial 7616 c Restoration Materials He was appointed as Director

He was appointed as Director of Aviation Training for both the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and the Bureau of Navigation

89” x 38” GRENADE TYPE ARTILLERIE

All buttons are held in place with circular retainers

including the bread that gave it its name

and the cork is worn and chipped off in places

Original German WWII 98k 1940 dated Bayonet by Carl Eickhorn with Scabbard and Frog - Matching Serial 7616 c Restoration Materials He was appointed as DirectorOriginal 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