Germany, Imperial. A First War Period Trench Knife GTRexclude Iron core with silver frame

Iron core with silver frame

3 Canadian Field Ambulance and was immediately invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Cambria

illustrating aircraft

dark blue magnetic plate (and magnetic pin)

wear evident on the exterior and the lips of the lids

Germany, Imperial. A First War Period Trench Knife GTRexclude Iron core with silver frame(Grabenmesser). A very well preserved First War period trench knife, measuring 270 mm in length when inserted into the scabbard. The knife features a 140 mm long magnetic metal blade with a sharpened edge and slightly blunted tip. It is set firmly within a magnetic metal crossguard featuring a hooked quillon. The root of the blade forms the inner structure of the handle, with the grip facilitated by two pieces of blackened and ribbed wood, held