Original German WWII 98k Bayonet by Berg & Co. Turned Fighting Knife with Shortened Scabbard - Dated 1939 DVD The Army and Navy versions

The Army and Navy versions of the Philippine Campaign Medal varied slightly in the design with the Army's version of the award displaying a bronze medallion with the words "Philippine Insurrection" centered above the year numeral 1898 and below a palm tree and Roman lamp

so one edge of the armband has a greater circumference than the other

and has a single "cheese head" securing screw on the rear of the scabbard

History of the Subsistence Department during the Civil War:

Original German WWII 98k Bayonet by Berg & Co. Turned Fighting Knife with Shortened Scabbard - Dated 1939 DVD The Army and Navy versionsOriginal 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. This particular example has been cut