Original German WWI Fighting Trench Knife with Original Rolled Steel Scabbard Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia this bayonet started its life

this bayonet started its life in West Germany some time in the 1960s

only the Lappenhalter (Rag Holder) spring is still present

The ricasso is unmarked

or Butterfly Bomb

"Reverse R" R is the trademark abbreviation for famous maker Richard Rinker G

Original German WWI Fighting Trench Knife with Original Rolled Steel Scabbard Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia this bayonet started its lifeOriginal Item: Only One Available. Fitted with a single edged and a slight Bowie style blade this is an original fighting knife used by the Germans in WW1 and then again in WW2. In nice used condition, this knife has an all wood grip with hatching secured by two pins. The blade is single edged but has a small false edge of about two inches at the point. The knife comes in an original rolled steel World War One scabbard with a very fragile leather belt