Original French WWI Trench Made Large Folding Knife with Aluminum and Brass Handle British Field Gear According to Harding

According to Harding

The canopy of the parachute was packed into a cloth bag with a thin cord attached to the apex of the canopy and the other end attached to the mouth of the cloth bag

clip it to his boot

One end faintly stamped RAVISE in the wood the other end with a similar even fainter stamping plus what appears to be a BROAD ARROW marking

This is a very nice solid example that retains its original keeper loop

Original French WWI Trench Made Large Folding Knife with Aluminum and Brass Handle British Field Gear According to HardingOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This quite the menacing item, a large folding knife clearly "Trench Made" by a French WW1 Infantryman to pass the time, but also intended for serious use in the hand to hand trench warfare. It measures an impressive 17 1 2" when in the opened position, with a 7 1 2" curved trailing edge blade. When locked closed it measures 10" overall in length. It appears to be made from Aluminum frame sides mounted with this nasty