Early pattern brown leather construction K98 bayonet frog for issue to all unmounted personnel. The frog consists of a dual layered, hour glass shaped leather panels with an opened belt loop to the top edge and a stitched on front bayonet pocket to the bottom edge. The base of the frog has a row of stitching near each outside edge with steel reinforcement rivets positioned on either side at the bottom edge of the belt loop and an additional steel rivet to each side of the reverse top edgeof the bayonet pocket. The frog also an additional short row of stitching running vertically down the center of both the obverse and reverse panels. The bayonet pocket is stitched down sides with a central vertically oval front lug hole. The reverse of the frog is well marked with stamped manufacturers initials, location and date "1939". The frog is in good condition with moderate chafe wear.