Original Imperial German WWI Trench Fighting Knife by Gottlieb Hammesfahr & Co. with Scabbard Century leather carry handle secured by

leather carry handle secured by brass fittings

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It also has a few small chips around the bottom

The supporters are a crowned English lion on the dexter (heraldic right)

Original Imperial German WWI Trench Fighting Knife by Gottlieb Hammesfahr & Co. with Scabbard Century leather carry handle secured byOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent trench used 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 has a clear maker's mark: (CROSS IN A