Original British WWII Fairbairn-Sykes Style Trench Knife with Bullet Casing Handle & Leather-Wrapped Scabbard Schwarzlose MG The blued barrel and frame

The blued barrel and frame has retained their proper finish well but there is areas of loss replaced by surface oxidation

" in script and the barrel has an armory inventory date stamped into it of 1849 (a typical German habit)

though it is currently stuck shut

marking on the cylinder

including at least 110 deaths from battle

Original British WWII Fairbairn-Sykes Style Trench Knife with Bullet Casing Handle & Leather-Wrapped Scabbard Schwarzlose MG The blued barrel and frameOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a very interesting handmade trench knife with a blade in the Fairbairn Sykes Style. The handle is the casing of a large cartridge, with a small screw on pommel. The crossguard is diamond shaped, and the scabbard is hand made of wood with metal fittings and leather rope wrapped around the length of it. The knife has a great deal of patina, the pommel had a small metal M on the end but it was very loose and fell