Original German WWI Private Purchase Trench Fighting Knife with Ribbed Grips & Original Rolled Steel Scabbard by Union Zella St. Blasii 40mm BOFORS as well as some assembly

as well as some assembly markings

opened by a button on the butt stock spine

as a weapon for artillery and flight crews

Double base propellant (nitroglycerine and nitrocellulose) was used

when in the up position and the word Sicherd for “safe” when in the down position

Original German WWI Private Purchase Trench Fighting Knife with Ribbed Grips & Original Rolled Steel Scabbard by Union Zella St. Blasii 40mm BOFORS as well as some assemblyOriginal Item: Only One Available. Fitted with a double edged blade this is an original fighting knife used by the Germans in WW1 and then again in WW2. In nice used condition, this knife has an all wood grip with hatching secured by two pins. The blade is double edged, a bit different from its single edged counterparts. This example is of a unique private purchase design, manufactured by Union Zella St. Blasii. The knife comes in an original rolled