Original WWI Austro-Hungarian Fighting Knife with Steel Scabbard Brown Bess Muskets and the armband features silver

and the armband features silver embroidered writing in German Blackletter Typeface: NSKOV / Gau Halle-Merseburg

It was a great favorite with the Russian Bolsheviks-hence the name

reading Ropito

The tip of the blade is rounded

7TH NCR= 7th Naval Construction Regiment (SEABEES)

Original WWI Austro-Hungarian Fighting Knife with Steel Scabbard Brown Bess Muskets and the armband features silverOriginal Item: One Only. This is an very nice example of the rare World War One Austrian Hungarian Empire fighting knife. This example has a 8 inch steel blade blade with wood grip and steel cross guard, and comes complete with correct steel scabbard and belt clip. The knife is 12 3 4 inches in overall length. The condition of the knife is very good, with the expected wear from service and sharpening. There is some light oxidation on the ricasso (