Original German WWI M1898/05 n/A Butcher Sawback Plated Parade Bayonet by STAHLBLUME - dated 1916 Multi Nation Flags and the original leather blade

and the original leather blade washer is present and in great shape

as well as original manual for the headset

and may have been left bare when produced

The bayonet comes complete with its original brass mounted black leather  scabbard bearing bearing a regimental marking: 45

A nearly identical pair can be found at the WWII Airborne Museum at this link

Original German WWI M1898/05 n/A Butcher Sawback Plated Parade Bayonet by STAHLBLUME - dated 1916 Multi Nation Flags and the original leather bladeOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a great 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