WW1 Imperial German Storm Trooper’s Kar 98 Bayonet Re-Issued Inter War & WW2 To The Nazi ‘DR’ Deutsche Reichsbahn (German National Railway) Military Guards / Police & Scabbard With Leather Frog. Sn 22382 Bayonet

WW1 Imperial German Storm Trooper’s Kar 98 Bayonet Re-Issued Inter War & WW2 To The Nazi ‘DR’ Deutsche Reichsbahn (German National Railway) Military Guards / Police & Scabbard With Leather Frog. Sn 22382 - 22382

Kar 98 rifles and bayonets were issued to Imperial German trench storm troopers during WW1. The Deutsche Reichsbahn also known as the German National Railway was created after the end of World War I from the regional railways of the individual states of the German Empire. The Nazi Deutsche Reichsbahn (1937–1945) had an important logistic role in supporting the rapid movement of the troops of the Wehrmacht before and during WW2, for example: March 1938: the annexation of Austria (Anschluss) , October 1938: the annexation of the Sudetenland after the Munich Agreement, March 1939: the German occupation of Czechoslovakia, September/October 1939: the invasion of Poland, April 1940: Operation Weserübung (the invasions of Denmark and Norway), May/June 1940: the Battle of France,1941: Operation Barbarossa and the Balkan Campaign. This is an original WW1 Kar 98 Bayonet & Scabbard with frog later re-issued to the Nazi ‘DR’ Deutsche Reichsbahn for inter war & WW2 use. The bayonet has its original wood grips which has just light bumps & bruises to be expected and are secured by 2 screw bolts. The steel pommel has the correct sprung steel release button. The cross guard is marked ‘D.R.’ to the Deutsche Reichsbahn alongside weapon number ‘1758’. It has an undamaged 9 ¾” blued steel blade with fullers. There are no visible date or maker marks on the bayonet. It's black metal scabbard has just a couple of small dents consistent with service carry. The scabbard is fitted with original black leather frog with single belt loop. All leather & stitching are intact. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22382 (box 2)

£345.00