Original Imperial German WWI Trench Fighting Knife by Gottlieb Hammesfahr & Co. with Scabbard U.S. Machine Guns Even after almost seven decades

Even after almost seven decades

The Soldbuch had to be kept in an orderly fashion

Not a great deal but this did reduce the weight and presumably allowed raw Cadets to get used to the substantial

Sights: Iron sights

The fur caps were a standard issue item and were distributed to all EM/NCO’s for the winter season

Original Imperial German WWI Trench Fighting Knife by Gottlieb Hammesfahr & Co. with Scabbard U.S. Machine Guns Even after almost seven decadesOriginal 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 5 3 4 inches, with an unsharpened drop point false edge on the top of the blade. Overall length is 10 3 4 inches, and the blade ricasso has a clear maker's mark: GOTTLIEB HAMMESFAHR