Original German-made M1898 n/A Peruvian GEW 98 Mauser Bayonet with Leather Scabbard and Frog - c.1909 Ancient front and back plates with

front and back plates with over the shoulder brass articulated straps and leather waist belt

except that the top was browned and not bright steel

Air Force Decal

though there is some pitting in the grooves

Original German-made M1898 n/A Peruvian GEW 98 Mauser Bayonet with Leather Scabbard and Frog - c.1909 Ancient front and back plates withOriginal 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.