German KS98 customs officers 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 oval on the ricasso. . Intact Leather washer. Excellent chromium plated steel bird head pommel showing some light wear to the plating only. T-O slot. Slotted press button. Plated crossguard, crisp marked: R F V (=Reichs Finanz Verwaltung= Customs Police or Douanes). Backwards swept quillon. Beautiful checkered 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 and rare polished dark brown/black flexible leather police bayonet frog as found. No rivets and all stitching intact. Excellent example described by Roy Williams new book: A collectors guide to German Bayonets frogs. Page 193 on the very right.

This is not a dress bayonet! 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. This is a plated Customs officers version.  RFV marked examples are very rare!