Original German WWI Trench Fighting Knife by ERN with Ribbed Grips and WWII Boot Scabbard MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets and metal "ring" chin strap

and metal "ring" chin strap

AND GREEN BERETS

with the rise of the Army Air Forces

It even has traces of a roundel cartouche on the left side forward of the lock screw

The Musket bears British proof marks on the left side of the barrel indicating that after Waterloo it was imported into England

Original German WWI Trench Fighting Knife by ERN with Ribbed Grips and WWII Boot Scabbard MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets and metal "ring" chin strapOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice service used example of an original trench fighting knife (kampfmesser) as used by the Germans in WWI. Based on the amount of wear, it is very likely it saw service long after WWI, and was reissued for WWII with a new "Boot" style scabbard with a clip on the back. The design features a full tang with an all wood ribbed hilt secured by two pins. The knife has a single edged spear point blade of 5 1