That WWI German & occasional Austrian Trench Knife Thread

**Anderson** · 11-02-2018, 08:23 AM

Very interesting period photos Lance.

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 11-02-2018 08:23 AM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**M14sRock** · 11-02-2018, 04:42 PM

Great pics.

**Krakow1** · 11-04-2018, 05:37 PM

Here are some I have. I used my old US Army laundry bag for display.
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**Krakow1** · 11-04-2018, 05:38 PM

That WWI German & occasional Austrian Trench Knife Thread

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**Krakow1** · 11-04-2018, 05:41 PM

**Krakow1** · 11-04-2018, 05:42 PM

A part of a long WW1 or earlier pipe.

**MilitariaOne** · 12-01-2018, 12:09 AM

Greetings all,

This month, we have an unmarked metal handled Leupold private purchase variant. The blade is currently 147mm however, it was likely 150mm when new. The one-piece handle is secured by two rivets; there exists a similar three rivets’ handled version too. Additionally, there is also a variant of this knife with a double quillion/cross guard (yeah, I still need one too). Lastly, there is a wooden handled variant of this same knife (see handles compared in the image’s inset) and that variant was previously highlighted in post #84 of this same thread.

This month’s accompanying contemporary photo is a tad too blurry to make out the circled knife’s handle type (i.e. wood or metal). Yet, it is an interesting photograph. In this image are some of the first Americans to be captured in November 1917 and some of the Germans that captured them. Notice the display of captured Lebels, Springfields, and Chauchats in the foreground (zoom in & take a gander at that pile, you know you want too

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My forum's friends, I do hope all is going well for you each and that Santa will be good to you shortly; happy collecting!

Best,

V/r Lance

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**Chopperman** · 12-01-2018, 12:15 AM

Nice knife. I like that style of crossguard.
That mace really shows just how brutal trench warfare could be.

**Vosper** · 12-04-2018, 03:30 PM

Hi Lance,
have you any idea of the possible maker(s) of these Leupold knives.
They all are unmarked as far as I can see.

The reason I ask is that I have a secondhand copy of Deutshe Kampfmesser Vol. 1 by Halasz and the previous owner of the book has written in the maker G. FELIX, SOLINGEN on page36 which shows a metal handle knife #18 like the one you show.

Thanks,
Vosper