OUTSTANDING Original WWII German K98 Officer Fire Police PARADE BAYONET. (Seitengewehr 98K) With PortepeeCertified

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Original WWII German K98 Officer Fire Police PARADE BAYONET. (Seitengewehr 98K)  Certified. The K98 bayonet was a modification of the already modified S84/98 bayonet that had been originally developed in 1915. Manufacture of this new modified bayonet began in 1934 with mass production beginning in 1936. The K98 bayonet was a standard issue item and was accompanied by a bayonet frog to be worn on the reverse left side of the weight bearing waist belt. The K98 bayonet remained the standard issue bayonet through-out the war with minor manufacturing variations. As the war continued the quality of the bayonets deteriorated and in mid-1944 most manufacturers discontinued producing the bayonet to concentrate on producing other essential war materials. Roughly 25cm long, drop forged, steel construction nickel plated blade and hardware with wide fullers. Has a great look. Nice checkered  grip. No stud and no groove since this was an officer version not to be placed on a rifle but for a side arm for parades. Some very slight loss to the finish on the scabbard.   The scabbard in good but used condition. (see Photos) Overall great  example. With the original leather frog. and  Portepee! 100% Guaranteed to be authentic Complete museum documentation (COA) Provided. Certified by The Gettysburg Museum of History.  Please see our other items. Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers.  Do Not Miss This One!