Germany, Imperial. A Trench Knife for Close Combat, by Gottlieb Hammesfahr certificate_of_authenticity a seaplane)

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scratches evident on the belt loop on the right end

9 mm (w) x 76

Instituted in 1920 (in silvered bronze

Footnote: Dean Edmund Lochman

Germany, Imperial. A Trench Knife for Close Combat, by Gottlieb Hammesfahr certificate_of_authenticity a seaplane)(1. Weltkrieg Kampfmesser bzw. Grabendolch). An extremely well preserved trench knife for close combat, measuring 29 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 15 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to both the tip and lower edge. The obverse ricasso bears a makers mark of GOTTLIEB HAMMESFAHR, SOLINGEN FOCHE, while the reverse ricasso is stamped with an acceptance mark. The