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I will have to wait for my reference books to get unpacked as I currently do not have access to them during my move. I'm not familiar with the marking and would have to look it up.
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Greetings,
I will have to wait for my reference books to get unpacked as I currently do not have access to them during my move. I'm not familiar with the marking and would have to look it up.
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Greetings, yes, here's its twin The same make/model of “Mr. Battle of the Bulge’s” private purchased German Trench Knife.
Best,
V/r Lance
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This month's acquisition is this 147mm bladed Ed. Wüsthof Leupold variant German Trench Knife. Started in 1814 in Solingen, this company continues making cutlery to the present and...
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Been rather busy of late and posting is my first vice to suffer. Anywho, for your viewing’s pleasure, here is another manufacture’s marked Leupold Trench Knife’s variant; this time...
Greetings Tcsaba,
I do apologize for my delayed response. This past week, I’ve been “on the road” and while I did view your post shortly after you created it, the “tyranny of time” simply did not...
Ahh the ability to trade doughnuts for a trench knife, I wonder what type the good Doctor got.
Best,
V/r Lance
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This month, a “Gerasser” marked Austrian M1917 Sturmmesser with a 214mm long blade. I never could track down the Gerasser company in order to share its history and hope one of this...
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I concur with your assessment that the two knives are very (very) similar, with only the very subtlest of differences noted at the bottom end of the handle's shape. Frankly, they...
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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...
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Been too busy to get around to photograph a knife for this month:-( However, as a consolation prize, I offer you the largest online posting of contemporary images of EB #1s being...
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This month, an Austro-Hungarian Sturmmesser M.17 manufactured by Heinr Zelinka (of) Wien (Vienna). This example’s blade is 211mm in length and has the Austrian Eagle’s...
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Been on the road, so I do apologize for my later than usual posting. This month, a miniature Imperial dress bayonet letter opener with a blade’s length of 142mm. Unfortunately, my...
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This month, a heavily modified 205mm bladed Model 1917 Sturmmesser originally manufactured by Resicka (note the “R” on the ricasso). This standard Model 1917 Trench Knife blade’s...
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Ok, I know this is not a Trench Knife (heck, it’s barely even a knife), but it was too interesting not too share. How often do you get an EK and a blade’s combo on a piece of men’s...
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This month, an Austrian Model 1917 Sturmmesser manufactured by Simon Redtenbacher Sensenwerke of Linz. Note the flared portions of the letter “R” not to be confused with the...
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Nahkämpfer translates directly to “melee fighter,” however “close combat fighter” is closer in English to the German’s spirit of the term. This example, is by far one of the...
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Honestly, the first time I encountered one of these WKC’s variants; I had assumed, some backyard machinist was channeling their "inner Bubba" to repair a knife with a loose...
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Yes, I know, this is not exactly the correct forum for this particular book's subject matter, however most collectors know of Christian Méry's WWI German blades' collector's...
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To this thread’s interested readers, I wished to create an awareness of a new book’s release. This is one of those limited production book’s runs that if you wait a few months they...
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This month yet another non-maker’s marked Leupold variant with a 147mm blade. This knife possesses an imperial inspector’s fracktur mark along with “Germany” stamped on its ricasso....
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This month, a 210mm bladed WWI Austro-Hungarian Trench Knife with an "S" mark on the ricasso. Unfortunately, I have not the slightest of ideas who or what the "S" represents in...
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The author Christian Méry is reediting/improving his book French Military Knives and Bayonets. As part of his research he is interested in obtaining contemporary images of French...
Greetings Joel,
Here is my С.Friedrich Ern, Ern-Rasiermesserfabrik example, with a 145mm blade. I’ve discussed this variant before on post #72 when a friend (Marc) posted his example on post #71....
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I just wished to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, a Happy Hanukah, and here's too, to a great new year of militaria collecting for all. Additionally, thank you, to our forum's...
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This month, a 142mm bladed private purchase German trench knife. There are no markings of any kind on this knife. There was a wide variety of knives, which were available for...