Original German WWI S.1898 n/A Long GEW 98 Peruvian Contract Bayonet with Matching Number Scabbard - c.1909 Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts Research provided by the book

Research provided by the book “The History of the 409th Bomb Group (L)” page 157 shows that 21 new members joined the group on June 1st 1944 among the men listed is Sgt

three frigates

This very nice class A tunic is named to William Oswald army serial number 35313559 who enlisted on July 10th

The design was very distinctive and easy to recognize

Original German WWI S.1898 n/A Long GEW 98 Peruvian Contract Bayonet with Matching Number Scabbard - c.1909 Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts Research provided by the bookOriginal Item: Only One Available. In 1898 with the new Mauser Gewehr 98 bolt action infantry rifle the military adopted the long model 1898 Seitengewehr (side gun), or bayonet, which gave an Infantryman the ability to bring a Cavalryman down from his horse due to the bayonets long reach. Of course Cavalry was soon becoming a thing of the past and these long bayonets were being surpassed by different and shorter versions. At the start of WW1 in 1914