{"product_id":"original-german-wwii-bakelite-handle-trench-fighting-knife-by-puma-werk-with-scabbard","title":"Original German WWII Bakelite Handle Trench Fighting Knife by PUMA-Werk with Scabbard","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fair example of the rare German WWII Bakelite Handled Trench Knife with scabbard. It is made in typical World War II \"trench knife\" style, with a 5 3\/4 inch drop-point dagger blade and an overall length of 10 inches. The knife has contoured red bakelite grip scales, retained with three pins. The hilt has a small oval cross guard and the blade is stamped on the ricasso with the Puma trademark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnown as the \"City of Blades\", Solingen is a city in western Germany with a blade-making history going back centuries. Lauterjung \u0026amp; Sohn, Puma-werk (PumaWorks) is a known producer of SS, SA, and NSKK daggers during the Pre-WWII period and after, and made a full line of private purchase items during WWII. The company was originally founded on a small scale in 1796, and later Nathanael Lauterjung officially opened a cutlery and knife making workshop in Solingen during 1855. After his death, the name was changed and registered as \"Puma-Werk\", to avoid confusion with the other Lauterjung-owned workshops in Solingen. For more information please see J. Anthony Carter's fine work GERMAN SWORD AND KNIFE MAKERS.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe metal scabbard doesn’t retain any of its original paint and appears gray with some light pitting across. There was originally a boot attachment bar which is now absent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe knife itself is in fair but rough condition with a couple of chips to the blade near the bottom. It has been cleaned several times and there is a small bit of sharpening evident, with many scratches across. It still retains some of the original factory final grind crossgrain. The leather blade buffer washer is unfortunately missing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA good example of a Bakelite-Handle PUMA Fighting knife from WWII, complete with scabbard and ready to display!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlade Length: 5 5\/8\"\u003cbr\u003eBlade Style: Single Edged Knife with Drop Point\u003cbr\u003eOverall length: 9 3\/4“\u003cbr\u003eCrossguard: 1 1\/2”\u003cbr\u003eScabbard Length: 6 ¼”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41825986445381,"sku":"ONSV24JID010","price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONSV24TID010__01.jpg?v=1726286957","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-german-wwii-bakelite-handle-trench-fighting-knife-by-puma-werk-with-scabbard","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}