Original German WWII Heer Long 98k Dress Bayonet by Robert Klaas with Scabbard and Frog Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock More recent scholarship has questioned

More recent scholarship has questioned this interpretation

The finial is in fair but worn shape with the expected dents and dings commensurate with age

which almost certainly stands for the Royal Bavarian Infantry Lifeguards Regiment

mechanics (flight engineers) or aircrew meteorologists who were members of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) after they completed two months training or had taken part in at least five operational flights

Original German WWII Heer Long 98k Dress Bayonet by Robert Klaas with Scabbard and Frog Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock More recent scholarship has questionedOriginal Item: Only One Available. The K 98 dress bayonet was a dress version of the combat style, and was worn by enlisted and NCO personnel for dress and parade occasions. The bayonets were finished with a high quality nickel plating, with stag or bakelite grip plates and black painted scabbard. The choice of blade length was left to the purchaser, either the nickel plated short (20cm) or long (25cm) version. There was usually a red or green colored