Lot 281
French WWI Trench Weapon Lot: M1916 Trench Knife & ‘Clou Français’ Improvised Knife
Mise à prix: $100
French WWI Trench Weapon Lot: M1916 Trench Knife & ‘Clou Français’ Improvised Knife
M.1916 trench knife is 28cm overall with 17cm double-edged blade that is good overall with very light age toning and blemishes; ricasso has "Astier-Prodon Thiers" manufacturer's stamp with cloverleaf trademark. Hilt has crossguard with one end bent forward, no doubt to achieve a better grip with the thumb, and a good one piece contoured walnut grip. Steel scabbard has dark oxidation spots and light pitting. There are better than a dozen different manufacturers of the M.1916 knife, making a quest for the different makers of this trench knife a favorite 'collection within a collection' pursuit for many of us!
French WWI ‘Clou Francais’ trench knife which is 31.5cm (12-3/8") overall, fashioned from random scrap steel with a flat, dull blade suitable primarily for stabbing, has dark oxidized patina and shows pitting. This is currently housed in an improvised wood scabbard.
$200 - $300