New Made Items: Very Few Available. This is an all steel fabulous reproduction of what has become a hard to find bayonet. Features include a woodribbed gripped, 14.5″ single edged steel blade and an all steel scabbard.
The M1898/05 superceded the M1898, whose long, slender blade was prone to breakage. The M1898/05 was the most common German bayonet of the First World War. These are often called “butcher blades,” due to their resemblance to a butcher’s knife of the period.
Standard German WW1 issue with all GEW 98 / 98k rifles. No markings. In heavy black finish, this bayonet is ready to display on a rifle!