Original Turkish Converted WWI German Sawback S98/05 “Butcher” Bayonet Military Maps with a 22 1/2 inch

with a 22 1/2 inch yataghan blade mounted in a ribbed brass hilt using a COIL SPRING to tension the bayonet catch

and has all brass mountings

picked up off the battlefield after the fighting was done

the 306th completed an assault against aircraft factories in central Germany on 11 Jan 1944

Prior to this date

Original Turkish Converted WWI German Sawback S98/05 “Butcher” Bayonet Military Maps with a 22 1/2 inchOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an example of a Post WWI Turkish modification to a WWI German produced S98 05 Sawback bayonet, originally intended for Pionier (Engineer) troops. This is just one of the thousands of surplus German Bayonets which were sold to Turkey following the Treaty of Versailles which greatly diminished Germanys military arsenal. The bayonet features a 9 blade which is 1 wide, with the original German markings still