German WWI Close Combat / Trench Knife

By 1915 the German blade manufacturers recognized a demand for the smaller close combat/trench knives and a number of them started to produce them in greater quantities. The smaller close combat/trench knives became quite popular and saw widespread usage.

The knife features a 12.5cm long blade. Full length, including the hilt is 25.5cm. Blade is maker marked and shows the expected period sharpening. The knife has a steel, double crossguard and nicely contoured softwood grips. The grip are secured to the blade tang by two small rivets. The knife comes complete with its original, black painted, sheet metal scabbard. The scabbard has its two retaining rivet intact to the obverse which holds a bron cancas belt strap in place. Leather strap with snap button also intact and in good working order. The knife is in good still used condition.

Solid and complete example!!