Original stiefelmesser

[Skylighter]

Heej fellow collectors.

What do you think about this knife?
I dont know or it is original or not.

[Reibert-Austria]

It´s defiinitively an Kampfmesser of the Wehrmacht-Luftwaffe.
Sheath looks also OK, maybe, overpainted ?

Maybe the grip plates are overworked also ... ?

It seems, the blade is also overworked, it looks shortened, and, slurred, actually ...

[Skylighter]

Do you believe it is ww2?
The seller wants to sell it for 100 euro to me
Thats why im suspisious

[AndyC]

It´s a original knife but I´ll agree on that someone have messed with the blade.

Andy

[Reibert-Austria]

Do you believe it is ww2?
The seller wants to sell it for 100 euro to me
Thats why im suspisious

Yes, IMHO it´s WWII
Euro´s 100,-- is a bargain !

Any markings, stamped upon the blade ?

[Skylighter]

Hi Reibert,

The seller says there are markings on the blade.
I will make some nice shots once i recieve the parcel!

[Skylighter]

It came in today, here is the marking as requested!

[Reibert-Austria]

acceptance stamp of the Wehrmacht-Luftwaffe

Thx. for showing !

Such knives were used in Wehrmacht-Luftwaffe units, (for example, in Luftwaffen Felddivisionen).

You find such pattern knives, marked with the "eagle 5", or, the "eagle 6" punch.
They´re provided for use in the Wehrmacht-Luftwaffe.

But, the Kampfmesser der Wehrmacht-Luftwaffe was, as far as I know, also issued to the Wehrmacht-Heer.

You also can find the Kampfmesser of the Wehrmacht-Luftwaffe, stamped with "W", or, "S", upon the blade.
There´re also unmarked knives.

Best regards,
R.