{"product_id":"original-u-s-wwii-captured-wwi-imperial-german-trench-knife-re-issued-during-wwii-with-custom-scabbard-bringback-paperwork","title":"Original U.S. WWII Captured WWI Imperial German Trench Knife Re-Issued During WWII with Custom Scabbard \u0026 Bringback Paperwork","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item. One-of-a-Kind. This is a tremendous boot trench knife that was manufactured and issued in Imperial Germany during World War I, was reissued during World War II, and was captured by an American G.I.,\u003cstrong\u003e Lawrence K. Webb\u003c\/strong\u003e, who constructed a custom scabbard for it. The knife comes with Webb’s collar discs and a \u003cstrong\u003eCertificate of Retention and Customs Declaration\u003c\/strong\u003e providing every bit of provenance needed!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe knife is an Imperial German manufactured “boot” or trench knife with a sharpened blade that has lost its original markings. The grip is the proper WWI style with ribbed slits. Some of the verdigris from the scabbard has attached itself to the grip as shown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scabbard is custom made with a \u003cstrong\u003eRemington UMC\u003c\/strong\u003e snap to secure the knife. The two pieces of leather are held together by leather ringlets, seven of which have been lost and replaced with metal wire. The metal wire is old enough to have a good bit of veridigris on it. The leather on the securing strap is very weak, so please advise with extreme caution when operating the snap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two collar discs are the proper gilt style, for \u003cstrong\u003eU.S.\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eField Artillery.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Certificate of Retention and Customs Declaration names the soldier, Private First Class Lawrence K. Webb, serial number, \u003cstrong\u003e33762847\u003c\/strong\u003e, and his arm, Artillery. The items he brought back included 1 Belgian pistol cal 7.65 #206500 and “\u003cstrong\u003e1 German Knife\u003c\/strong\u003e”. The document is dated September 23rd, 1945, when Webb returned to the United States. The document measures \u003cstrong\u003e8 x 13\u003c\/strong\u003e”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a phenomenal piece of WWI \u0026amp; WWII history, sure to fit perfectly in any WWII Collection. Comes ready for further research and display!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlade Length: 5½”\u003cbr\u003eBlade Style: Single Edged Knife with Spear Point False Edge\u003cbr\u003eOverall length: 10”\u003cbr\u003eCrossguard: 2”\u003cbr\u003eScabbard Length: 10⅞”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41768556789829,"sku":"ONSV24WSJ134","price":495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONSV24WSJ134__01.jpg?v=1718985758","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-u-s-wwii-captured-wwi-imperial-german-trench-knife-re-issued-during-wwii-with-custom-scabbard-bringback-paperwork","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}