Original German WWI M1898/05 A/a Butcher Sawback Bayonet by Erfurt with Scabbard - Dated 1908 - Unit Marked Bavarian 2nd Pioneer Regiment Flintlock Pistols so this is definitely a

so this is definitely a bayonet that saw a lot of service

or Reibel twin-mounted guns and really refers to the specialized twin-mounting frame used in JM cloche cupolas on the Maginot Line fortifications

The stock is below the level of the lock plate

and I don't know what the name of the town was

all of whom had been previously equipped with leather equipment of earlier patterns

Original German WWI M1898/05 A/a Butcher Sawback Bayonet by Erfurt with Scabbard - Dated 1908 - Unit Marked Bavarian 2nd Pioneer Regiment Flintlock Pistols so this is definitely aOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of the M 1898 05 Bayonet (Seitengewehr), which was the most common German Bayonet of the First World War. It was intended for use on the standard issue service rifle of Imperial Germany: the Mauser designed Gewehr 98 (GEW 98). It features a heavy 14. 5 inch steel blade with distinct bulge toward the point, giving extra weight and power to the business end, known as a "butcher blade". This