"Sturmmesser" Wiener Waffenfabrik
Article about: Hi, A few days ago I bought this Austro-Hungarian combat knife M1917, aka. "Sturmmesser". The knife has probably been stored poorly for many decades, but the blade is still in very
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Looks ok to me , even the original leather hanger is there, question is the R for Resicka as not confirmed to this time in 100% but its more as possible the maker should be it. Maybe in the rust of crossguard is the weak austrian proof? as i dont believe this knives were sold privately.
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AndyB
Looks ok to me , even the original leather hanger is there, question is the R for Resicka as not confirmed to this time in 100% but its more as possible the maker should be it. Maybe in the rust of crossguard is the weak austrian proof? as i dont believe this knives were sold privately.
Hi Andy,
to the manufacturer:
I actually think the "simple" R is the logo of the manufacturer Resicka.
I attribute the somewhat "ornate" R to the manufacturer Simon Redtenbacher, Sensenwerke, Linz.
Experience has shown that the acceptance mark was not always really driven "deep" into the crossguard of this model.
But I won't try to clean the rust away because I don't want to destroy the originality and condition of the knife, which is over 100 years old.
I'm pleased that the leather strap is still preserved.
These carrying loops for looping the knife into the belt were cut relatively thin from the leather and were soon replaced by somewhat more stable textile straps.
Here is an example of an Sturmmesser which, in my opinion, was manufactured by Redtenbacher, Linz.
K.u.k. "Sturmmesser" M 1917
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