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trenchwarfare · 23rd February 2015, 07:06 PM

My guess would be Austrian. There are many WWI Austrian fighting knives, with ornately carved handles. As to it's purpose, I'd guess with only a point, it's a "sticking" knife. For the coup-de-grass after a successful hunt.

23rd February 2015, 07:06 PM	#5
trenchwarfare Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 385	My guess would be Austrian. There are many WWI Austrian fighting knives, with ornately carved handles. As to it's purpose, I'd guess with only a point, it's a "sticking" knife. For the coup-de-grass after a successful hunt.