Original German WWI M1898 n/A Long GEW 98 Peruvian Contract Bayonet with Leather Scabbard - c.1909 German Awards Medals Badges Insignia Company K landed around 07:50

Company K landed around 07:50 and elements of the unit ended up pinned down until midday near the Vierville draw

which actually was the incorrect orientation

unlike the photo

which gave it a higher velocity and more penetrating power against the formidable Tigers

In 1934 Minerva SA was taken over by Charles Haussener and Jacques Pelot

Original German WWI M1898 n/A Long GEW 98 Peruvian Contract Bayonet with Leather Scabbard - c.1909 German Awards Medals Badges Insignia Company K landed around 07:50Original Item: Only One Available. In 1898 with the new Mauser Gewehr 98 bolt action infantry rifle the military adopted this long 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 this Gew 98 long bayonet was the norm.