Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Fire Police Dress Bayonet, by Peter Daniel Krebs

(Feuerschutzpolizei Seitengewehr). A very well-preserved Feuerschutzpolizei (Fire Police) dress bayonet, measuring 40.5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 25 cm-long, nickel-plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory-original sharpening to the tip and lower edge. A wide fuller runs the majority of the length of each side of the blade. The reverse ricasso is maker marked with the classic lobster logo of Peter Daniel Krebs, Solingen. The blade sits securely within a nickel-plated metal alloy hilt with a classic Fire Police double-hooked quillon, with an intact leather buffer pad covering the seam. Two pieces of pebbled black bakelite compose the handle grip, and are fastened in place with dual metal rivets. Accompanying the bayonet is its original scabbard, constructed of a black painted magnetic metal shaft. A downward-pointing hook emanates from the side of the shaft for the accommodation of a frog. The throat retains a functional catch to firmly hold the bayonet in place. Demonstrating no notable issues with the exception of minor running marks and loss of plating to the blade and hilt, respectively, the bayonet remains in an extremely fine condition.