An impressive all-steel WW1 trench knife with hollow, outline hilt. Measuring about 12 ½ inches overall, this knife has a double-edged spearpoint blade just a hair under 8 ½ inches long. The blade is oval in cross-section and widens in the middle before tapering to the point. The hilt is formed with an S-curved crossguard and the grip is formed of two bars that separate toward the pommel, mirroring the blade configuration in widening and then narrowing again, their inner edges meeting to form the pommel, each segment having a spur that together form a flat, flaring pommel for a surer grip. The scabbard is brown leather, with good surface and stitching, and with a single fastening tab with a button hole for attaching to a tunic or trouser button.

The leather is very good, with just minor scuffs. The blade is mix of dull silver and gray with some dark spots, good edges and no pitting, but cleaning over the years. Likely produced by a small supplier, the blade has a long, softly defined pointed ricasso that strikes us as French, though there are no markings.

This is a rather classy looking, but deadly fighting knife that reminds one the carnage of the First World War could be both impersonal and industrial, and very up close and personal. It would add to a collection of military fighting knives or trench weapons of the Great War. [sr]

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