Original German WWII Wood Handle Nahkampfmesser Trench Fighting Knife with Steel Boot Scabbard
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Original Item: Only One Available. Fitted with a single-edged spear point blade, this is an original German WWII Nahkampfmesser close fighting knife, with a steel boot scabbard and lovely patina of age. This basic design was used by Imperial German in WWI, and was popular during WWII as well. Many WWI knives were even reissued for WWII, however this definitely is a WWII production example, indicated by the shape and style of the grips.
In very good service used overall condition, this knife has a smooth wooden grip secured by three steel rivets. Grip scales are in very condition, with no major cracks or chips, showing some staining from use and oxidation of the rivets, but no cracks or other damage. The blade has the correct full tang of the design, and the edge is full length on the bottom of the blade, while the top has a false edge, which has correctly not been sharpened. It does show past sharpening and use, displaying overall oxidation staining from use and age. These usually have a blade length of about 5 7/8", however it is now 5 9/16", with an overall length of 10", about 3/8 shorter than when new. We checked, but were not able to locate any maker marking on the knife, which is not uncommon, and the marking may have worn away from wear.
The original WWII scabbard is in good service used condition, dent free with the original black enamel finish retained at about 40%, while the balance has flaked away, allowing the steel to oxidize. The remaining finish has a lovely pattern of checking and crazing due to age. and the spring steel belt clip is in very good shape.
A very nice matured example of a WWII Trench Fighting Knife, with some great period wear.
Specifications:-
Blade Length: 5 9/16"
Blade Style: Single Edged Spear Point Knife with Upper False Edge
Overall length: 10“
Crossguard: 1 1/8”
Scabbard Length: 6 1/8"
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