Germany, Imperial. A First World War Trench/Fighting Knife United Republic of Klasse mit Verleihungsurkunden)

Klasse mit Verleihungsurkunden)

Instituted in 1936 (in bronze

maker marked "WERNSTEIN JENA" on the reverse

a First Class War Merit Cross

Kozhedub’s first kill was a Luftwaffe Ju-87 Stuka

Germany, Imperial. A First World War Trench/Fighting Knife United Republic of Klasse mit Verleihungsurkunden)(Erster Weltkrieg Grabendolch Kampfmesser). A well preserved First World War trench fighting knife, measuring 27. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 14. 5 cm long magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and lower edge. The blade sits securely within a magnetic metal core and features a crossguard with a hooked quillon. The handle grip consists of two pieces of dark lacquered wood with ribbing carved into the centre