Germany, Imperial. A First War Period Trench Knife Auction Archive 3 mm (w) x 57

3 mm (w) x 57

precordial and shoulder pain"

Of extremely high quality in Gold and enamels

marked with an Iron Cross and the patriotic verse "Aus grosser Zeit" (For Larger Time) on the lid

He was wounded at Paardeberg

Germany, Imperial. A First War Period Trench Knife Auction Archive 3 mm (w) x 57(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