Original German WWII Large Trench Fighting Knife by AESCULAP of Tuttlingen with Scabbard Holsters & Cases The bag is in wonderful

The bag is in wonderful condition with vibrant colors and functional zippers

(Size 36)- Long blue wool overcoat

with the ejector presenting and retracting

with the only real issue being the broken securing elastic missing

Some quick research online showed there to be only one Richard E

Original German WWII Large Trench Fighting Knife by AESCULAP of Tuttlingen with Scabbard Holsters & Cases The bag is in wonderfulOriginal 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