Original German WWII Large Trench Fighting Knife by AESCULAP of Tuttlingen with Scabbard Holsters & Cases but the chinstrap is a

but the chinstrap is a great WWII “Green Buckle” example

(Size 36)- Long blue wool overcoat

with the ejector presenting and retracting

Cap is retained with string

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Original German WWII Large Trench Fighting Knife by AESCULAP of Tuttlingen with Scabbard Holsters & Cases but the chinstrap is aOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of an original large size private purchase trench fighting knife (kampfmesser) as used by the Germans in WWII. It looks to have seen a good amount of use, as the blade has been sharpened several times, and looks to possibly have originally been nickel plated. It may be that this was originally a short 98K dress bayonet that was repurposed during the war for combat use. The original hilt