Original British WWII Fairbairn-Sykes Style Trench Knife with Bullet Casing Handle & Leather-Wrapped Scabbard Schwarzlose MG The pistol does show signs

The pistol does show signs of use as well of age

and is made of what appears to be rayon synthetic cloth or something similar

and a taegeuk on the reverse

" in script and the barrel has an armory inventory date stamped into it of 1849 (a typical German habit)

The blued barrel and frame has retained their proper finish well but there is areas of loss replaced by surface oxidation

Original British WWII Fairbairn-Sykes Style Trench Knife with Bullet Casing Handle & Leather-Wrapped Scabbard Schwarzlose MG The pistol does show signsOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a very interesting handmade trench knife with a blade in the Fairbairn Sykes Style. The handle is the casing of a large cartridge, with a small screw on pommel. The crossguard is diamond shaped, and the scabbard is hand made of wood with metal fittings and leather rope wrapped around the length of it. The knife has a great deal of patina, the pommel had a small metal M on the end but it was very loose and fell