Germany, Imperial. A First War Period Trench Knife Auction Combatant's Cross

Combatant's Cross

to commemorate the independence of Ciskei

swivel crown with privately attached wide bar suspension

in silvered and gilded zink

Just before the pilot gave orders to bail out

Germany, Imperial. A First War Period Trench Knife Auction Combatant's Cross(Grabenmesser). A very well preserved First War period trench knife, measuring 270 mm in length when inserted into the scabbard. The knife features a 140 mm long magnetic metal blade with a sharpened edge and slightly blunted tip. It is set firmly within a magnetic metal crossguard featuring a hooked quillon. The root of the blade forms the inner structure of the handle, with the grip facilitated by two pieces of blackened and ribbed wood, held