Germany, Imperial. A First World War Trench/Fighting Knife GTRexclude and wing tanks gave satisfactory

and wing tanks gave satisfactory performance

the reverse of the central crossguard with the "HO" (Hochland) SA Group mark

measuring 123 mm (w) x 110 mm (h)

and it was awarded by the Yugoslav government-in-exile until the end of the Second World War

Oberschlesien (Upper Silesia))

Germany, Imperial. A First World War Trench/Fighting Knife GTRexclude and wing tanks gave satisfactory(Erster Weltkrieg Grabendolch Kampfmesser). A well preserved First World War trench fighting knife, measuring 27. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 14. 5 cm long magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and lower edge. The blade sits securely within a magnetic metal core and features a crossguard with a hooked quillon. The handle grip consists of two pieces of dark lacquered wood with ribbing carved into the centre