Original German WWI Trench Fighting Knife by Demag of Duisburg with Ribbed Grips & Scabbard German Machine Guns this is the shortest of

this is the shortest of the group

slider front and rear as well as the zipper stop front and rear

The knife measures 12" inches overall

inherited from the Twelfth Air Force and Ninth Air Force

probably before being put into storage post war

Original German WWI Trench Fighting Knife by Demag of Duisburg with Ribbed Grips & Scabbard German Machine Guns this is the shortest ofOriginal 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 drop point knife of 5 3 4", with a false edge on the top. It is marked DEMAG in a circle in front of the steel cross guard on the blade ricasso. The marking is only partially struck, but is clear,