Original German WWII 98k 1938 dated Bayonet by Richard A. Herder with Scabbard & Frog - Matching Serial 4431 C Japanese Ordnance The 457th was inactivated on

The 457th was inactivated on 18 August 1945

The dot weld indicates manufacture by Ingersoll Rand Products

The M3 scabbard had a fiberglass body with a metal throat and was equipped with cartridge belt hooks

The reticle is illuminated by an electronic light source (an incandescent light bulb or

For the most part

Original German WWII 98k 1938 dated Bayonet by Richard A. Herder with Scabbard & Frog - Matching Serial 4431 C Japanese Ordnance The 457th was inactivated onOriginal 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