Original U.S. WWII Fighting Knife by Royal Cutlery Named to Merchant Marine with Scabbard U.S. Ammo Weissenburger & Cie Cannstatt stamped

Weissenburger & Cie Cannstatt stamped onto a metal plate secured on the inside of the dome round the vent hole

though the cleaning rod is sadly missing

On the inside of the lid there is a bow for the violin in one of two bow retainers

This is a wonderful piece of SPY equipment

George Howard Brett (7 February 1886 – 2 December 1963) was a United States Army Air Forces General during World War II

Original U.S. WWII Fighting Knife by Royal Cutlery Named to Merchant Marine with Scabbard U.S. Ammo Weissenburger & Cie Cannstatt stampedOriginal Item: One of a kind. A combat knife is a fighting knife designed solely for military use and primarily intended for hand to hand or close combat fighting. Since the end of trench warfare, most military combat knives have been secondarily designed for utility use (clearing foliage, chopping branches for cover, opening ammunition crates, etc.) in addition to their original role as close quarter combat weapons, and may be referred to as