Original French WWI M1916 Type 2 Fighting Knife with Scabbard by J. Delaire - Le Vengeur de 1870 U.S. Navy In World War II and

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Original French WWI M1916 Type 2 Fighting Knife with Scabbard by J. Delaire - Le Vengeur de 1870 U.S. Navy In World War II andOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of the French WWI M1916 type 2 Fighting Knife, which is marked on the blade ricasso with J DELAIRE in a shield with a Fleur de Lys. It comes complete with it's original painted steel scabbard. These are often called Le Vengeur de 1870 (The Avenger of 1870), in reference to the lost war against the Prussian Army in 1870. After the defeat of France in 1940 the Germans captured large