German Imperial KS 98 officers Kurzes, WWI by A. WINGEN JR, SOLINGEN.(ABCN401-2)(K118)(JN0)

M 1898 Officers Kurzes. Excellent bright polished fullered blade with German early maker's name A. WINGEN JR. over SOLINGEN in two lines on the ricasso. Superb and heavy bright polished steel bird head pommel with large beak. Non- functional T-O slot. Slotted press button. Bright polished crossguard. Bright polished short backwards swept quillon. Leather washer. Beautiful checkered hard rubber grips with a round oil hole on one side only, secured by two steel domed rivets.
Excellent and correct blackened metal scabbard with no dents. Blade length 25,5 cm.

This is a high quality Imperial (WWI ) private purchased officers M 1898 Kurzes. These pretty rare fully Non-functional WWI Kurzes are not made of chrome plated white metal like the WWII dress models, but from bright polished steel. These are very well made bayonets and are produced around 1910.
A beautiful example!