Original Imperial German WWI Trench Fighting Knife by Gottlieb Hammesfahr & Co. with Scabbard British Lancer Unlike a (monocular) telescope

Unlike a (monocular) telescope

That's when every School boy in England got a Dervish Sword from his returning Soldier relative

Year of Manufacture: 1835 - converted 1840s-50s

bordered by an oval ring with the stamping

Original Imperial German WWI Trench Fighting Knife by Gottlieb Hammesfahr & Co. with Scabbard British Lancer Unlike a (monocular) telescopeOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of an original trench fighting knife with scabbard, as used by the Germans in WWI. The design features a full tang with an all wood ribbed hilt secured by two pins. The knife has a single edged dagger blade of 6 inches, with an unsharpened drop point false edge on the top of the blade. Overall length is 10 7 8 inches, and the blade ricasso has a clear maker's mark: GOTTLIEB HAMMESFAHR