US Veteran German Boot Knife Trench Art

Product Description: A distinctive example of US Veteran German Boot Knife Trench Art, featuring a double-edged German boot knife fitted with translucent Lucite grip panels—one inset with a swastika motif, the other with an eagle. The blade shows signs of field sharpening and light corrosion across areas of the original chrome finish, consistent with period use and age.

The accompanying black metal scabbard retains much of its paint with expected wear from service handling. A compelling piece of wartime personalization, this US Veteran German Boot Knife Trench Art captures both the utilitarian form and the individual expression characteristic of soldiers’ trench art from the era.

Historical Description: The typical German fighting knife of the World Wars was a conventional, general purpose knife, sturdily made, with a full tang and slab grips, and a steel scabbard. The blade length was about 6 inches long. Between 1914 and 1918, there were many makers of these knives, known as “Grabenmesser” (trench knives). Wooden handles were common, and most had a leather belt loop on the scabbard. Some of these knives were privately purchased by the soldiers, while others were issued items. There were many variations, including stag grips, solid metal handles, and even some with offset handles and slots that allowed them to be fixed to rifles, bayonet style.

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