HC Deb 07 May 1909 vol 4 c1412W
Sir SAMUEL SCOTT

asked the Secretary of State for War what are the weapons carried by the German cavalry according to the latest regulations?

Mr. HALDANE

The German cavalry is armed with the steel lance, carbine and sabre. The old 98 carbine is being rapidly replaced by a new and longer weapon on the 98 Mauser principle. Experiments have been carried out with a bayonet with the view of substituting this for the sabre, but so far as is known no final decision has been reached on this matter.