Original Imperial German WWI Trench Fighting Knife by Gottlieb Hammesfahr & Co. with Scabbard British Lancer Pete flatly refuses to consider

Pete flatly refuses to consider it

often worn over a concealed iron skullcap or secrete

Year of Manufacture: 1835 - converted 1840s-50s

An interesting Gunner's instrument from a historic vessel

across monsoon fed swamps and through the thickest jungle

Original Imperial German WWI Trench Fighting Knife by Gottlieb Hammesfahr & Co. with Scabbard British Lancer Pete flatly refuses to considerOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of an original trench fighting knife with scabbard, as used by the Germans in WWI. The design features a full tang with an all wood ribbed hilt secured by two pins. The knife has a single edged dagger blade of 6 inches, with an unsharpened drop point false edge on the top of the blade. Overall length is 10 7 8 inches, and the blade ricasso has a clear maker's mark: GOTTLIEB HAMMESFAHR