Original German Pre-WWII 1937 dated 98k Bayonet by WKC with Frog - Matching Serial 5210 C nChannel just the location and date:

just the location and date:

though it is struck through:

Offered in excellent collector's condition this is clearly in the "Hen's Teeth" category of antique weapons

The cap seems to be approximately a size 56

VMI differs from the federal military service academies in many regards

Original German Pre-WWII 1937 dated 98k Bayonet by WKC with Frog - Matching Serial 5210 C nChannel just the location and date:Original 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. The total length of the K98 bayonet