German (Austrian Made) K98 Bayonet with Matching Numbers and Frog

In a very nice condition a German K98 Mauser bayonet with matching frog.
The bayonet and scabbard are maker and productionnumber equal.
Both are made by Machinenhaus Ferlach, Karnten Austria!
This bayonet is made by the only one Austrian manufacturer, Maschinenhaus Ferlach.
Ferlach began manufacture of the 84/98 bayonet in 1939 and was the only company to use a logo. They also used unique numbering system with the numbers being stamped in two lines. The lower number changed every 200 bayonets and is thought to have been a contract or control number. Sometime in 1940 they switched to the three letter code, using "bym. Ferlach made bayonets through 1944 and at some point in that final year, began numbering them like all the other manufacturers (1-9999, 1a-9999a, etc.)
It is estimated that only about 130,000 Ferlach bayonets were made ('39-'44), so it's one of the harder to find examples!
This example is number marked 11063 with production batch 56.
A very stunning and hard to find machting bayonet & frog!

Code: 73580