Original German WWI GEW 98 Shortened Parade Bayonet by WKC with Scabbard m The price is affordable

The price is affordable

It has a correct brown leather sweatband that is almost entirely intact as well as the liner

and the belt has been shortened at least once

Inactivated in Germany on 25 Dec 1946

74th (Yeomanry) Division

Original German WWI GEW 98 Shortened Parade Bayonet by WKC with Scabbard m The price is affordableOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice GEW 1898 Nickel plated parade bayonet, which originally had a long 21 inch blade. To make it more manageable during parades, at some point the blade was shortened to 13 1 2 inches, and the steel fitted leather scabbard was shortened to match. The blade was original a "pipe" or "quill" back type, and the reverse ricasso is stamped with the WKC "Knights Head" logo used by Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Co