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    Hi, mates !

    I´m collecting trench knives of WWI, fighting knives of WWII, and, "modern" combat, and, utility knives since a couple of yrs.

    In my collection there´re this, particular, knives, nobody know´s, (so far ...), where they´re made, when they´re manufactured and, when they´re in use in which country´s Army ...

    The measurements of this, five, knives:
    overall lenght / blade lenght
    287 mm / 162 mm
    293 mm / 168 mm
    289 mm / 165 mm
    286 mm / 162 mm
    274 mm / 168 mm (shortened hilt)

    What I know for sure is, these knives aren´t "theatre made" !

    Thx. in advance,

    R.
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          #5
          Grips are secured similar to the WW1 Austrian trench knife, maybe there is an Austrian manufacturer. They are certainly not of British, American, French or German style.
          I have never seen these knives before, have you tried Olafs site?http://gotavapen.se/market/index.php...80a9ea98fb7de4
          Cheers Neil

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            Neil, in some publications this knife is considered as "Russian", or ,"Balkan-made" ...

            If this knive´s really are Austrian made I´m wondering, that I never, ever, found one of these here in Austria, neither at gun-show´s or flea markets, stoop sales, or, elsewhere ...

            One of this dagger´s I´ve got from Scotland ! ...

            Nary a single one of my collector´s mates here in Austria owns one of this dagger´s ! ...
            I also have a very skilled collectors mate in Slovakia, (an expert on Austrian-hungarian bayonets and other blank weapons of the Kuk-Monarchy), and he also has no clue regarding this knives ...

            Anyway, let´s wait and see !

            Maybe someone is able to open this "Pandora´s box" ...

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              R.E.Flook writes in his book "A PHOTOGRAPHIC PRIMER OF MILITARY KNIVES" under No.82:
              ... " this piece is almost certainly of Russian origin" ...

              Otherwise, collectors from Russia are saying, my knives definitely are not Russian pattern knives !

              A German collector own´s three of this knives, (one with metal scabbard), and he has no doubts, this type of knife was manufactured somewhere in Eastern Europe.

              In my opinion this knives could have bee manufactured somewhere on the balkans actually.

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                    Originally posted by Reibert-Austria View Post
                    R.E.Flook writes in his book "A PHOTOGRAPHIC PRIMER OF MILITARY KNIVES" under No.82:
                    ... " this piece is almost certainly of Russian origin" ...

                    Otherwise, collectors from Russia are saying, my knives definitely are not Russian pattern knives !

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                    Here, for comparison, the soviet-russian "NR 40",
                    (нож разведчика = nozh razvedchika), introduced in 1940

                    Manufactured by "ZIK": Златоустовский инструментальный комбинат
                    имени Ленина, (Zlatoustovskij Instrumentalnij Kombinat, Imeni Lenina, Zlatoust, Region Cheliabinsk).
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                      Unknown fighting knives

                      REIBERT,

                      The knife that you show looks to me like the Armenian Model 1940 Fighting Knife - these were manufactured under in contract in Russia.

                      I have a source Russian document identifying the piece - if you care to contact me by e-mail: stephensfj@yahoo.com

                      I can send you photographic evidence for you to upload. I am not able to upload on to WAF at the present time.

                      Sincerely

                      FJS

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                        #12
                        Great, thx. a lot !

                        You have a pm !

                        Best regards,

                        R.

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                          There:
                          http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=743967

                          you can see another one !

                          Meanwhile I learned, russian provenience can be ruled out !

                          Due to the sheath this knives could ( ! ), be bulgarian.

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                            Bulgarian.

                            Schlange

                            http://www.mojalbum.com/schlange88/albumi

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                              Source ?

                              Originally posted by Schlange View Post
                              Regarding the proof of evidence:
                              What´s the source of your information, this knive´s (might) be bulgarian, or, to be precise, what makes you that sure ?

                              Thx. in advance,
                              R.

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