Original German WWI Fighting Trench Knife by Demag of Duisburg Russian Machine Guns The leather near the hook

The leather near the hook is a bit more split

BORN & CO and dated January 13th

Very nice overall condition

The edge of the blade does not show any sharpening after the original factory grind

Pilots and other military personnel that were conducting operations in hostile native regions

Original German WWI Fighting Trench Knife by Demag of Duisburg Russian Machine Guns The leather near the hookOriginal Item: Only One Available. Very nice condition single edged blade this is an original fighting knife used by the Germans in WW1. Full tang with all wood hilt secured by two pins. The knife has a short double edged dagger blade of 5 1 2", marked DEMAG DUISBURG in a circle in front of the steel cross guard on the blade ricasso. This knife was produced by Deutsche Maschinefabrik A G (DEMAG) of Duisburg as a private purchase item. The knife comes