Original German WWI Trench Fighting Knife by Demag of Duisburg with Ribbed Grips & Scabbard German Machine Guns these reduced bore "Light" Brown

these reduced bore "Light" Brown Bess Muskets were often referred to as "Fusils"

probably before being put into storage post war

inherited from the Twelfth Air Force and Ninth Air Force

The crossguard also shows some of the original plating

This is due to the cast aluminum handle

Original German WWI Trench Fighting Knife by Demag of Duisburg with Ribbed Grips & Scabbard German Machine Guns these reduced bore "Light" BrownOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of an original trench fighting knife with scabbard, as used by the Germans in WWI. The design features a full tang with an all wood ribbed hilt secured by two pins. The knife has a single edged drop point knife of 5 3 4", with a false edge on the top. It is marked DEMAG in a circle in front of the steel cross guard on the blade ricasso. The marking is only partially struck, but is clear,