German boot knife

[rbminis]

????
MFG
Marc

Not to worry Marc, the comment was made in regards to this post.
Ralph.

A little unusual in that it has neither maker code or date, But definitely a good Lw piece!
Can't find the good photo, but mine is marked hat over 1942/Lw proof.
Sarge

Highly unlikely that these markings are on this style of knife.

[unimarc]

OK, that's what I thought ;-D

MFG
Marc

[Sarge]

Looked at the boot knife when I set up my WW 2 display at the gun show this past weekend and found out that I had misremebmbered!
NO Lw proof.
Sarge

[Reibert]

Looked at the boot knife when I set up my WW 2 display at the gun show this past weekend and found out that I had misremebmbered!
NO Lw proof.
Sarge

Anyway, IMO not an legit one with the marking "hat over 1942", sry ! ...

Please, show us images of your knife.
If it´s an Infanteriemesser 42 actually, "hat", (Gebrüder Gräfrath), was one of the manufacturers.

[Sarge]

Regardless of who might say otherwise, I'm Positive mine is an original. I've had it for 35 or 40 yrs.
Not a good close up, but all I have. Here it is with a miniature Lw salesman sample. You can almost make out the markings.
Sarge

[NineLives]

Hi Sarge,
I'm definitely not a combat knife expert, but is that a Heer issued knife you posted rather than a Luftwaffe Kampfmesser?

[rbminis]

Hi Sarge,
I'm definitely not a combat knife expert, but is that a Heer issued knife you posted rather than a Luftwaffe Kampfmesser?

That is correct, it is an Infantriemesser 42 therefore the markings are acceptable.
Ralph.

[Reibert]

That is correct, it is an Infantriemesser 42 therefore the markings are acceptable.
Ralph.

... as I mentioned !

[Larboard]

Can't make out any markings from the pic but the knife looks fine.