German KS98 bayonet R.F.V. marked by Carl Eickhorn. (ABCN477-5)(K152)(JN0)

Mauser M 98k carbine. Excellent bright polished fullered rifle blade with maker's name and commercial logo; CARL EICKHORN - SOLINGEN and sitting single squirrel in a double circle on ricasso. Superb and heavy bright polished metal bird head pommel. T-O slot. Slotted press button. Bright polished crossguard, crisp marked: R F V (=Reichs Finanz Verwaltung= Customs Police or Douanes). Bright polished short backwards swept quillon. Leather washer. Beautiful checkered hard rubber grips with oil hole, secured by two steel domed rivets. Excellent and correct blued metal scabbard with no dents. Blade length 26 cm.
Comes with its genuine blackened S 84/98  leather cavalry bayonet frog as found. 4 Aluminium rivets and central stitching. All stitching intact. Retaining strap with aluminium stud. Loop is faint marked with a R.B.Nr. (= Reichsbetriebnummer )  on the reverse side. Excellent example described by  Anthony Carter; Item  310.  Also see Roy Williams new book: A collectors guide to German Bayonets frogs. Page 266 and further on.

This is not a dress bayonet! These pretty rare fully functional Kurtzes bayonets are not made of chrome plated white metal like the WWII dress models, but from bright polished steel. These are very well made para military bayonets and are produced around 1920 in small numbers by 4 Solingen companies only:  Alex. Coppel, Carl Eickhorn, Paul Weyersberg and Horster.  RFV marked examples are very rare!
A fantastic set!