Original Imperial German WWI Trench Fighting Knife by Gottlieb Hammesfahr & Co. with Scabbard U.S. Machine Guns - Helmets were painted with

- Helmets were painted with pride with symbols of the local district or city

and a small hole in the first layer of the waist webbing at rear

Early dirks are very rare since their were only 550 officers in the Continental Navy

made by BOURGADE

The fur caps were a standard issue item and were distributed to all EM/NCO’s for the winter season

Original Imperial German WWI Trench Fighting Knife by Gottlieb Hammesfahr & Co. with Scabbard U.S. Machine Guns - Helmets were painted withOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of an original trench fighting knife with scabbard, as used by the Germans in WWI. The design features a full tang with an all wood ribbed hilt secured by two pins. The knife has a single edged dagger blade of 5 3 4 inches, with an unsharpened drop point false edge on the top of the blade. Overall length is 10 3 4 inches, and the blade ricasso has a clear maker's mark: GOTTLIEB HAMMESFAHR