Original German WWII Ribbed Wood Handle Trench Fighting Knife with Steel Boot Scabbard Russian Issue Equipment along with a 513th Airborne

along with a 513th Airborne Jump Wing Oval and an embroidered 17th Airborne insignia patch on the left shoulder

The later models changed the ammunition box attachment point and made this adaptation unnecessary

and the barrel bears serial number 9336 d on the right side

It is marked PIERPONT on the face

without disturbing breathing by covering the nose

Original German WWII Ribbed Wood Handle Trench Fighting Knife with Steel Boot Scabbard Russian Issue Equipment along with a 513th AirborneOriginal Item: Only One Available. Fitted with a single edged spear point blade, this is an original fighting knife, as used by the Germans in WWI and then again in WWII. In nice used condition, this knife has a ribbed wooden grip secured by two rivets. Grip scales are in good condition, with no cracks or major chips, and a nice dark color, and are of the more angular design usually seen with WWII era manufacture. As with most of the examples we have