ww2 german boot knife ?????

[bh84]

dad and i were looking at some knife my grandpa had , dad pulled this one out ,

iam pritty sure its a german boot knife , but iam 99.9% sure grandpa put these brass rivets in the handle

there are no marking on the blade ,

what are the forums opinions

thanx for looking

ben

[bh84]

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[bh84]

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thanx for checking this out for me

[rbminis]

Possibly original, but with replaced rivets and possibly handle slabs. Well used and sharpened. Better photos would help.
Ralph.

[sb98]

Maybe it was blued at the time the brass rivets were put in(?). WWI knives weren't blued, although you'll find the crossgaurd and hilt painted black sometimes.

[sb98]

I should add WWII era knives weren't blued either. This style is more reminiscent of WWI knives, but they were used in WWII too.

[Reibert-Austria]

The knife is definately a German WWI item, maybe made by Demag.

The grip plates are replaced, also the crossguard IMO is not the original one.

This pattern knives were Army issued and should marked with an acceptance mark, (upon of one side of the blade, upon of one of the grip plates, or, upon the tang).

[Hoss]

I agree with the learned Gent post #7 except may I suggest the knife is circa 1916 Clemen.
It would of had a regular belt loop sheath. Some W1 assault/raid troops did favour strapping knives to the outside of the boot but would receive a rough time if taken prisoner much as being caught with a sawback.
I believe the Gents grandfather probably worked on the piece even adding the bluing. He did a nice job, a friend of mine did same on his gig knife, even using the same style rivets!

Regards
Eric

[Reibert-Austria]

I agree with the learned Gent post #7 except may I suggest the knife is circa 1916 Clemen. ...

That´s wrong !

The Patrouillendolch, manufactured by Clemen & Jung show´s a completely different hilt !
Hilts of the Clemen & Jung knives are related to the hilts of Ernst Busch knives.

The reason why I´m thinking we´re talking about a Demag is the "angled" blade as compared to the tang.

There:
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ghlight=Clemen
You can see a Patrouillendolch, made by Clemen&Jung

[Hoss]

That´s wrong !

The Patrouillendolch, manufactured by Clemen & Jung show´s a completely different hilt !
Hilts of the Clemen & Jung knives are related to the hilts of Ernst Busch knives.

The reason why I´m thinking we´re talking about a Demag is the "angled" blade as compared to the tang.

There:
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ghlight=Clemen
You can see a Patrouillendolch, made by Clemen&Jung

Thank you for the correction.

Eric