Belgian trench knives ww1

[pickelhaube100]

Here are some of my Belgian trenchknives, these were made in England in 1915-1916 from obsolete Belgian m1889 bajonets. I have 2 more, but theyre still in my boxes somewhere. Needless to say i like these trench knives.

The frog is a gomez frog, which was supplied to the Belgian army together with the gomez belts and the left knife was bought at the local flee market for €5.






Greetings

pickelhaube

[just]

Hello
Thank you !!
very nice

cordially
Didier

[JanC]

Very nice. You don't see these very often.

[Reibert-Austria]

Very nice trench dagger´s, thx. for showing !

I also own one Loopgravendolk.

Blade lenght: 192 mm

[Reibert-Austria]

My dagger was manufactured by SANDERSON BROTHERS & NEWBOULD, SHEFFIELD

[pickelhaube100]

@Reibert-Austria:Is it just me or can nobody see the foto's

Two of the trench knives on the photo were made from 1889 bajonets which were produced early in the war by sanderson for the Belgian army.

I'm wondering if these trench knives were made from bajonets that were shipped to England or did they used the bajonets from the Belgian soldiers that arrived in England.

I hope i'll ever find some personalised Belgian Trench knives, i have seen some in the past with carvings in the wooden handle. Some had "yser" scatched in the handle but 1 looked like it had scratches in the handle that looks like they represented kills.

Greetings

pickelhaube

[Reibert-Austria]

@Reibert-Austria:Is it just me or can nobody see the foto's
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Interesting ! ...

I can view my images ...

[pickelhaube100]

Now i can see your foto's.

Yours has a strange marking because all te ones i have seen were only marked on 1 side, same with the 1889 bajonets. I've checked my sanderson bajonets, none of them has a "B" on the other side of the blade, neither do my trench knives.

But you do have a nice Belgian trench knive, ty fo showing it.

It makes me wonder how many members here have 1 of more Belgian trench knives.

Greetings

Pickelhaube

[pickelhaube100]

I have another question.

Has anybody seen or owned a belgian trench knife which was made from a bajonet made by the american company Hopkins and Allen. I wonder if they made the trench knives before Hopkins and Allen started delivering the bajonets.

Greetings

Pickelhaube