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RARE French WWI/WW2 Trench/Coutrot Fighting Knife -Old Collection/G P Dagger





RARE French WWI/WW2 Trench/Coutrot Fighting Knife -Old Collection/G P Dagger
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1 vintage World War II/World War 1 French trench knife available. This French fighting knife has trench art on the handle with a skull and crossbones. This WW1/WW2 French fighting knife would make a fine addition to any collection.
This knife measures 10 5/8″ overall. The blade itself measures 5 3/4″. The guard is stamped ‘G.P’.
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US M1902 Ames/Gelhaar Saber -Old/Antique 1931 PRESENTATION ‘First Prize’ Sword










US M1902 Ames/Gelhaar Saber -Old/Antique 1931 PRESENTATION ‘First Prize’ Sword
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1 antique U.S. Officer’s model M1902 dress sword available. This is an Ames Mfg. Presentation sword–it is etched on the blade:
‘DONATED BY CAPT. CHAS. B. EGGEN, S.C. PRESIDENT, DEPARTMENT OF KANSAS R.O.A.’. The reverse side of the blade is etched ‘2ND LT. EMMETT E. WILSON, INF. FIRST PRIZE IN DEPARTMENT MEMBERSHIP CONTEST 1931’.
This sword was made by Ames Mfg. for the Gelhaar Uniform Co. of Kansas City, MO.
This ca.1931 U.S. sword has its original canvas sword bag with it. Inside the top flap it is marked ‘Lt. Emmett Wilson 353rd Infantry’.
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German Naval Officer Sword -Old/Antique 1874-76 Eickhorn/WW1 -ID’d w/PROVENANCE




















German Naval Officer Sword -Old/Antique 1874-76 Eickhorn/WW1 -ID’d w/PROVENANCE
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1 identified antique 1874-1876 German Officer’s Naval Sword. This sword comes with its portepee. This sword is identified on the fold-down guard to an officer on the German WW1 era Cruiser ‘Cormoran’.
A whole book of archival materials on the officer E. Fratschera has been dug up, and comes with this fine sword. There are around 100 pages of history on this officer and on the ‘Cormoran’.
This sword was made by Carl Eickhorn.Dimensions: The length in the scabbard is 93.0 cm, the length of the blade is 78.5 cm, the width of the blade at the heel is 1.8 cm.
The blade is steel, slightly curved, one-edged, with one wide cut on each side; at the bottom of the rectangular heel. On the left side of the heel there is stamped the manufacturer in the form of two squirrels. The blade on both sides is decorated with etched ornamentation, consisting of (from the bottom up) images of the ship; an anchor wrapped in a chain; imperial German crown; crossed arrows and a lighthouse. All images are interspersed with curly ribbons.On the other side of the blade (from below upwards) is the ship; Anchor with chain; imperial German crown; ship’s wheel, crossed guns; military armature, as well as curly ribbons.
Between the blade and the hilt is a red cloth wiper strip.
Ephesus is bronze, cast, gilded. Consists of an arch, pommel with a back and two folding flaps – large and small; the handle bone.
The bow of the hilt is a slotted, with the image of laurel leaves. A large scutum panel with a picture of laurel leaves; in an oval imperial crown over an anchor with a chain. The small flap is also slotted, with laurel leaves, and the name “Fratzscher” is engraved on the inside.The top is made in the form of a lion’s muzzle, the left eye with a red glass, and the right one with a green one. Backrest with a relief image of the lion’s mane and laurel leaves.
Bone handle with perpendicular grooves, inside of which there are three rows of brass twisted wire.
The hilt has a portepee in the form of a string of woven silver threads with red veins and brushes made of twisted yarn.The sheath is made of black leather, the mouth, the clip and the tip of the scabbard are brass, gilded, with a relief image of laurel leaves. At the mouth of the scabbard on the inside of the pin, with which the sword is mounted in a sheath. On the tip of the scabbard is a protruding flat ridge.
An officer with such a name is present in the nominal lists of the German Kaiser’s fleet from 1914 to 1918. and was listed on the auxiliary cruiser “Cormoran” .
It should be noted that the surname of the owner on the saber shield is given in the Fratzscher variant, and it is in this form present in the early list of officers of the German fleet, where they manually corrected the name “Fratscher” without the letter “z” in the middle. In this version, it exists in subsequent documents. Probably, the difficult pronunciation of the original surname made the owner simplify it, which is quite typical for the army and navy of any country.To this saber are attached three sets of documents related to the life and activities of the owner of the saber Erich Fratschera (Frattsher) and to the ship “Cormoran”, on which he served.
The auxiliary cruiser Cormoran (the former passenger steamship Ryazan) had a rather unusual fate. Caught without coal in the neutral waters of the island of Guam during the First World War, he remained there for three years until the Americans colonizing Guam and declaring war on Germany demanded his surrender and disarmament. The commander refused and ordered the ship to be scuttled.
The first set of materials includes three photographs (one of them is genuine) of Erich Fratschera and his wife, supplemented with a cloth strip with crossed anchors and a brass stamped gilded emblem (on a tunic or on shoulder straps?) In the form of crossed anchors, as well as photocopies of documents, associated with ships and officers of the imperial German navy of 1914 – 1918. These documents are supplemented with photocopies from books and magazines, concerning Guam and the location of the German ship Cormoran there.The second set consists of photocopies of covers and separate sheets from books in English “The Cormorant”, “German raids into the southern seas” with the image of “Cormoran”, “Americanization” (tells the story of the development of Guam USA), “German ships of World War I “And” The History of Guam “; as well as a photocopy of the article “Destruction of” Cormoran “in English.
The third set is correspondence related to the history of the Cormoran and its marches to the southern seas; a photocopy of the book “Desperate campaign. The history of the German cruiser “Cormoran” in the First World War. “
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WW1 US Army Balloonist Knife -RARE -WWI Military Balloonists -Springfield Armory





WW1 US Army Balloonist Knife -RARE -WWI Military Balloonists -Springfield Armory
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1 U.S. Army World War 1 Springfield Armory balloonist’s knife. This knife is so very rare. This knife would make an important addition to any premium collection.
Frank Trzaska, military edged weapons scholar and researcher, recently wrote an extensive article on the U.S. Army balloonist knife that was published in KnifeWorld. The article appeared just within the last six months or so.
The knife is hand-written on the blade ‘U.S. Army A.S.’ This knife measures 7 1/2″ overall.
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OSS SOE Escape Knife -WW II US / British -Pocket/WW2 -Silvey Book -EARLY VERSION





OSS SOE Escape Knife -WW II US / British -Pocket/WW2 -Silvey Book -EARLY VERSION
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The actual pre-World War 2 Escape Knife photographed in Mike Silvey’s book Pocket Knives of the United States Military. This documented Escape Knife would make an important addition to any advanced collection.
Photos 1 and 2 above were taken of this knife lying over the page from the Silvey’s book page 77. Note the close-up detail of the blades and compare them to the photo. This is the actual knife.
The knife’s master blade measures 2 9/16″. This knife measures 5 3/16″ overall when closed.
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Manchukuo CHINESE GENERALS Sword -WW II -Old WW2 Manchuria -Japanese-Controlled









Manchukuo CHINESE GENERALS Sword -WW II -Old WW2 Manchuria -Japanese-Controlled
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1 very rare 1920’s through WW2 Manchukuo (Manchuria) Chinese General’s Sword available. This rare sword would make an important addition to any collection.
The backstrap is decorated with the Manchurian plum blossom. The grip is tortoiseshell, which designates this sword as a Manchukuoan/Manchurian General’s sword.
According to Jim Dawson’s book, Swords of Imperial Japan 1868-1945–Cyclopedia Edition, the Japanese had influence in Manchuria, China, dating back to the Russo-Japanese War. Then later in 1932, the Japanese invaded Manchuria using an incident caused by the Japanese Kwantung Army as an excuse. -

WW1 1904 Hospital Corps Bolo -M1904 Springfield Arms -SA 1914 Knife -US Military








WW1 1904 Hospital Corps Bolo -M1904 Springfield Arms -SA 1914 Knife -US Military
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1 U.S. WWI era M1909 Hospital Corps Bolo available. This knife would make an important addition to any collection.
The front ricasso of this bolo is stamped ‘SA 1914’. The reverse side is stamped ‘U.S. 36722’. This bolo was made by Springfield Arms. The scabbard is stamped ‘ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL 1912 H.E.K.’. The scabbard is also stamped ‘G.H.W.’, and ‘W.G.’.
The blade measures 12 inches. The knife measures 17 5/16 inches overall.
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WW1 era German Bavarian Prussian WK&C Short Sword -WKC -RARE -In Treue Fest -th




WW1 era German Bavarian Prussian WK&C Short Sword -WKC -RARE -In Treue Fest -th
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1 hard to find German (Bavarian or Prussian) WW1 or earlier short sword available. The collector who I bought this from said it was a border patrol or border customs sword. This early short sword would make an important addition to any collection.
This short sword was made by W.K.&C. It has its original portopee—which is in fine condition.
The blade is etched ‘In Treue Fest’ (In Faithfulness).
This sword measures 28 1/2” overall.









































































