Original Imperial German WWI DEMAG Style Crank Handle Ersatz Trench Knife Bayonet with Scabbard French & Indian War The end of the handle

The end of the handle bears a let-in R

The typical black artificial leather covering has only minor traces of handling and age around the edges

and there are many variants still in production today

which had plastic ribbed grips like this one

Original Imperial German WWI DEMAG Style Crank Handle Ersatz Trench Knife Bayonet with Scabbard French & Indian War The end of the handleOriginal Item: Only One Available. A very recognizable but nevertheless a very scarce original German WWI bayonet. This is an original Imperial German Aufpflanzbarer Grabendolch or Fixable Trench Knife Bayonet, often referred to by collectors as the DEMAG. These have been reproduced in India and elsewhere, but never matching the quality of this original German first world war production. The bayonet has a short double edged dagger blade of 6", marked