German trench knife

[rbminis]

beautiful knife.

Thank you.
You can also find them with this style of blade.
Ralph.



Or in stag.



Or plain with wood handle, as in this Eickhorn example.

[Pedro Henrique Moreira Lopes]

Thanks a lot for the help. I bought the other knife, and this one is in better condition. I will look for a Demag model from now on.

[Pedro Henrique Moreira Lopes]

Are these models also from the WWI period?

[rbminis]

Are these models also from the WWI period?

They are all definitely pre WW II.
Ralph.

[Pedro Henrique Moreira Lopes]

Greetings. The opportunity came to me to buy yet another German trench knife, gottlieb. But it has a bone handle, apparently replaced later. The general condition seems to be original, as well as the blade and sheath. Has anyone seen this type of modification?

[Anderson]

I would want better photos for this one as it could be a fake. One of the problems with fakes is some were made with the wood grips with grip lines angling the wrong way. So it's easy to identify as a fake. So removing the grips and sticking on a bone grip may be the next fashionable trick to hide the dodgy pedigree. The leather hangers on the fakes are also usually wrong. So a knife with out a hanger is a warning also....removed as it was bad! Enough reasons to maybe kick this one to touch?

[Pedro Henrique Moreira Lopes]

I attached more pictures. The blade and scabbard patina appear to be age-appropriate.

[rbminis]

I attached more pictures. The blade and scabbard patina appear to be age-appropriate.

Easily faked.
I would pass on this one just due to condition.
Ralph.

[Anderson]

This is what you want; note the shape around the ricasso/blade.

[Reibert]

E&F HÖRSTER was a well known maker of bayonet´s in both war´s.

Such pattern Armeedolch (attachable, and, non-attachable), shown by the starter of the thread, was manufactured during WWI until to the 20´s for usage in the Reichswehr by several maker´s.

This, particular, maker also manufactured combat knives for the Wehrmacht in WWII