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Karabinier Kurz Mauser K98k Seitengewehr 84/98. Early, wood gripped, Museum Grade example, with all its original deluxe blue finish, complete, and present. Serial number 3391. Matching Waffenamt 'Wa253' inspector markings to the scabbard and pommel, with full matching maker markings to both parts E.u.F.Horster. Bayonet blade and scabbard, in 5 Star plus condition, the bayonet fits and extracts perfectly, with perfect functioning rifle button catch. As good as the best example in the Imperial War Museum Collection.A bayonet for the standard Mauser arm used by the Heer Army, Kriegsmarine Navy, used before and during the allied liberation of France, and subsequently the whole of the enslaved Western Europe, until, finally, the capture of Berlin by the Red Army. The Karabiner 98 kurz (German; 'carbine 98 short', often abbreviated Kar98k or K98k and often incorrectly referred to as a 'K98' (which was a Polish Carbine), is a bolt-action rifle chambered for the 7.92 ×57mm Mauser cartridge that was adopted on 21 June 1935 as the standard service rifle by the German Wehrmacht. It was one of the final developments in the long line of Mauser military rifles. Although supplemented by semi- and fully automatic rifles during World War II, it remained the primary German service rifle until the end of the war in 1945.E.U.F. Horster (or EuF Horster) was a German maker, particularly known for producing K98 bayonets during World War II. The company, located in Solingen, Germany, was a well-established manufacturer of blades and other related items. Their bayonets, often marked with the 'E.U.F. Horster' stamp and serial numbers, are sought after by collectors and historians.Sold to over 18s only.

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