Original German WWI Fighting Trench Knife Nahkampfmesser with Original Rolled Steel Scabbard Russian Uniforms 25” inch blade

25” inch blade

unique to the Customs Service

524 evacuated due to wounds

Amazingly it appears both the curved butt plate and the trigger guard were originally Mercury Gilt (gold plated)

ranging in size from small luggers to a 6000-ton freighter

Original German WWI Fighting Trench Knife Nahkampfmesser with Original Rolled Steel Scabbard Russian Uniforms 25” inch bladeOriginal Item: Only One Available. Fitted with a single edge and a slight Bowie style blade this is an original fighting knife used by the Germans in WW1. Offered in very good condition, this knife has classic Austro Hungarian wood grip panels secured by three pins. The blade is one sided but has a small return of about two inches at the point. The blade is un sharpened in bright steel and in excellent condition with minor surface rust. The knife