Famous SS soldier...

[-Ray-]

can anyone determine what type of trench knife he has?

WWI close combat fighting knife. Very likely by Demag (Duisburg). I have/had a few of these.


-Ray-

[harry brown]

Looks like I was way off the mark. looking at this clearer photo.

[phild]

WWI close combat fighting knife. Very likely by Demag (Duisburg). I have/had a few of these.


-Ray-

For me it looks to have a diamond shaped guard and is clearly a WWI variation of hilt (as is a Demag), but I have never seen a Demag with that type of guard??

I would say closer to a G. Hammesfahr or maybe a another one or two types of WWI trench knives similar in a WWII clip sheath......I guess this soldier did not care about using a mis-match close combat knife....shame on him! If it came back like this I'm sure that it has been made correct by now.

[heyst56]

is this a Hammesfahr knife ?



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[phild]

No, not that exact style. That one is in a WWII sheath however like the one in the photo.

Do a search on the edge weapons forum and you will find many examples. Notice in the clear photo posted of the soldier that the guard appears to come to a point below the center of the grip and then taper off from there to each end...hence a diamond.

On the knife that you posted the original guard has been cut off or broken off on one end as this originally was a turn up like a butcher knife bayonet.

[fldjr]

Do you have a full image of this that is really clear? I want to see the pistol he is holding.

William Kramer

William,
See post 15, I believe it is a Browning Hi-Power.
Fred

[Luis22]

This picture is one of the WW II pictures that impress me the most ... burning American vehicles ,a trench knife and a pistol on his hands tells that this was really close combat or just executing wounded enemy or surrendered soldiers??

[enorepap]

Hallo Luis22

Not to trigger a fire. Your last remark is a pure speculation and I remind you that every army in every war unfortunately has had the habit in some cases to physically kill the enemy wounded and prisoners, caught in his hands. Some Stephen Ambrose's book is illuminating in this regard.

Marcello

[Paul.B.]

I thought his name was Hans Tregasky.

[armenjs802]

All prior images are gone.

[Douglas Jr.]

All prior images are gone.

Well, it is been a long time since the initial post, isn't it?
But here it is the pictures that started this topic.
Douglas.

[GUNHEEP]

Really? Did they survive the war?
I know that one of them, who was carrying a MP44 and wearing a pea dot jacket, walking at the sideroad, was killed in combat a few days later...

Douglas

Doug
Are referring to the goofy solider pictured in the mkb42 mp43 Sturmgewehr 44 book, with the mp44 slung behind his back? When I look at that picture I often wondered if he ever survived the war and what happened to his gun?
To me he has a look on his face that says "f--k this $hit. I'm going home"
Andy

[Reibert-Austria]

can anyone determine what type of trench knife he has?

IMO it´s an German WWI Armeedolch "Bavarian Pattern", together with a German WWII sheath, (originally issued with the "Infanteriemesser 42", the "PUMA fighting knife", and, several other Wehrmacht combat knives).

[MP41]

This picture is one of the WW II pictures that impress me the most ... burning American vehicles ,a trench knife and a pistol on his hands tells that this was really close combat or just executing wounded enemy or surrendered soldiers??

This photo is part of a series of photos taken by a German war correspondent attached to a Waffen SS unit during the Battle of the Bulge.
The photos are all staged, nothing more. If you see the complete set, you'll see how obvious it is.

That being said, I've always loved these photos, as they show good photos of the weapons used. The Browning Hi-Power is obvious in this one!

Matt

[corporal077]

This ss soldier with cigarette, he's name: HEINZ MAEGER and he was served in 1st SS Panzer Division "Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler".

Rob