Germany, Imperial. A Trench Knife for Close Combat, by Gottlieb Hammesfahr consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac This morning he found the

This morning he found the water over his head and became hysterical

the rear edge of the slash reaches 2 cm wide underneath the front edge with the edges reinforced by a lining of blue-grey twill

in its original case)

engraved "Vizekönig 1932-33

in painted magnetic metal

Germany, Imperial. A Trench Knife for Close Combat, by Gottlieb Hammesfahr consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac This morning he found the(1. Weltkrieg Kampfmesser bzw. Grabendolch). An extremely well preserved trench knife for close combat, measuring 29 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 15 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to both the tip and lower edge. The obverse ricasso bears a makers mark of GOTTLIEB HAMMESFAHR, SOLINGEN FOCHE, while the reverse ricasso is stamped with an acceptance mark. The