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Steve,

Here is a similar short private purchase KS98 bayonet with smooth wooden grips with no maker. The grips are perfectly fit so that one cannot put a sheet of paper between them and the hilt. The rivets are also factory set with no "plume" on the rear of the grips from hammering in place. I believe this one to be a correct private purchase Justiz bayonet. I see a red flag with the fitting of your grips and rivets (particularly the back of the rivets) I am afraid.

Having said this here is a "police" style long polished steel KS98 bayonet made in the same oversize style at your perfectly legitimate RFV bayonet. I believe these to be issue bayonets to various law enforcement agencies and this one seems to be property marked to the Strafvollzugsdienst on the blade. While this one has checkered hard rubber grips similar your RFV, I believe this one to be a correct issue Prison bayonet.

George