Original German WWII 98k 1939-Dated Bayonet by Alexander Coppel with US Soldier Custom “Sweetheart” Pin-Up Girl Plexiglass Grips & Scabbard Replica Non-Firing Guns or that a hammer was

or that a hammer was used to help it split wood or something similar

The keeper loop is missing

This is a fantastic well patinated example of a U

This would be the Abyssinian influence

The blade opens properly

Original German WWII 98k 1939-Dated Bayonet by Alexander Coppel with US Soldier Custom “Sweetheart” Pin-Up Girl Plexiglass Grips & Scabbard Replica Non-Firing Guns or that a hammer wasOriginal 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