K98 Bayonet Scabbard

Bayonet Scabbard – Karabiner 98k

This bayonet scabbard is associated with the bayonet used on the Karabiner 98k (K98k), the standard service rifle of the German Wehrmacht during the Second World War.

Introduced in 1935, the Karabiner 98k was a development of the Mauser Model 1898 rifle system and became the primary infantry weapon of German forces during the war. The rifle was designed to be fitted with a combat bayonet, which served both as a weapon for close combat and as a practical field tool.

The scabbard was designed to house and protect the bayonet blade, while allowing the soldier to carry it securely as part of his field equipment.

It typically consists of a blued steel body, a reinforced tip, and an upper mounting lug or ring designed to attach to the leather bayonet frog worn on the soldier’s equipment belt.

This configuration allowed the bayonet to be carried on the belt (Koppel) as part of the standard infantry loadout.

Scabbards of this type were manufactured in large quantities by various German military equipment producers, often marked with maker codes, serial numbers, or military acceptance stamps.

The K98 bayonet scabbard therefore represents a standard and recognizable component of the equipment issued to German infantry soldiers during the Second World War.