Germany, Imperial. A Trench Knife for Close Combat, by Gottlieb Hammesfahr United Republic of and on the bottom: "National

and on the bottom: "National Order of Merit"

measuring 124 mm (w) x 97 mm (l) x 34 mm (h)

Four Royal Canadian Air Force Badges: two Air Gunner (AG) Wings (in red

1944 and signed in black ink by an Oberfeldarzt and Chief Medical Doctor

1) Third Period

Germany, Imperial. A Trench Knife for Close Combat, by Gottlieb Hammesfahr United Republic of and on the bottom: "National(1. Weltkrieg Kampfmesser bzw. Grabendolch). An extremely well preserved trench knife for close combat, measuring 29 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 15 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to both the tip and lower edge. The obverse ricasso bears a makers mark of GOTTLIEB HAMMESFAHR, SOLINGEN FOCHE, while the reverse ricasso is stamped with an acceptance mark. The