Original Imperial German WWI DEMAG Crank Handle Ersatz Trench Knife Bayonet with Scabbard Spade Grip Assembly instead of on a pin

instead of on a pin in the wood

however it is mostly obscured by pitting

he has painted 35

but the fighting bogged down on 30 August

they ended up produced in tandem until the end of the war

Original Imperial German WWI DEMAG Crank Handle Ersatz Trench Knife Bayonet with Scabbard Spade Grip Assembly instead of on a pinOriginal Item: Only One Available. A very recognizable but nevertheless a very scarce original German WWI bayonet. This is an original Imperial German Aufpflanzbarer Grabendolch or Fixable Trench Knife Bayonet, often referred to by collectors as the DEMAG. These have been reproduced in India and elsewhere, but never matching the quality of this original German first world war production. The bayonet has a short double edged dagger blade of 5 3 4",