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Originally Posted by Tim Simmons
Looks like a WW1 trench knife. In the UK many simple trench knives were made by established cutlers. I cannot see why it would have differed in Germany. I like the simple confident directness and there is style too.
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Yes, too workmanlike to be a home made job. Especially the scabbard, which can be more difficult to do than a knife!
I like it but I think the date could be pushed back a little, maybe late 19th century-WWII.