WWI Austro-Hungarian Model 1917 Trench Knife with Scabbard and Belt Attachment U.S. Flare Guns - Original photo of WWI

- Original photo of WWI Marine with medal ribbons

Barrel Length: 8 inches

The blade is in good shape with just a bit of staining and peppering from age

and while census data from 1860 suggests that they manufactured 2

and would become known as the “Persian Cossack Brigade” although they were not ethnically Cossacks

WWI Austro-Hungarian Model 1917 Trench Knife with Scabbard and Belt Attachment U.S. Flare Guns - Original photo of WWIOriginal Item. Only One Available. Trench knives were utilized by most armies that fought during World War I. This is a near perfect example of an Austro Hungarian trench knife with the complete scabbard and belt attachment, properly known as the sterreichisch ungarisches Kampfmesser Modell 1917. This is a phenomenal example of the standard model knife used by the KuK forces during World War I. There is a very faint makers mark on one side of the