Original German WWI Private Purchase Trench Fighting Knife with Ribbed Grips & Original Rolled Steel Scabbard by Union Zella St. Blasii MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets departed Archerfield Airfield at 0730

departed Archerfield Airfield at 0730 hours and proceeded by air to Rockhampton where he was met by General Eichelberger and staff and inspected the Rehabilitation Center

Stands at 8 ½”

It was a common practice for swords to be passed down from one generation to the next

and show a worn polished steel patina

but it is probably measures about a 7 1/8 in size

Original German WWI Private Purchase Trench Fighting Knife with Ribbed Grips & Original Rolled Steel Scabbard by Union Zella St. Blasii MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets departed Archerfield Airfield at 0730Original Item: Only One Available. Fitted with a double edged 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 double edged, a bit different from its single edged counterparts. This example is of a unique private purchase design, manufactured by Union Zella St. Blasii. The knife comes in an original rolled