Original Israeli Issue M-1949 Mk. 1A Mauser 98k Rifle Bayonet with Heavy Muzzle Ring & Scabbard ger The cap badge is distinctive

The cap badge is distinctive

and was protected by the case

The eagle is still on the original fabric surround

• Named Garrison cap denoting the rank of a 2nd lieutenant

dropped the atom bomb on Hiroshima

Original Israeli Issue M-1949 Mk. 1A Mauser 98k Rifle Bayonet with Heavy Muzzle Ring & Scabbard ger The cap badge is distinctiveOriginal Item: Only One Available. After the defeat of Germany in WWII, there was a flood of surplus weapons available on the market, both publicly and through other channels. In 1947 and 1948, Israel clandestinely procured captured Second World War German weapons, including Kar 98k rifles and M1884 98 III bayonets. Not entirely happy with the design of the bayonets, the German bayonets were refit with sturdier crossguards with heavy muzzle rings.