Original German WWI Stag Handle Knife Captured & Modified by U.S. Soldier During WWII with Scabbard by Anton Wingen Jr. British Artwork & Posters twelve aircraft factories were attacked

twelve aircraft factories were attacked

It is also marked C / 17 on the trigger guard

It was then cleaned and painted black

For more information please see the lovely 2010 work The Brown Bess: An Identification Guide and Illustrated Study of Britain's Most Famous Musket by Erik Goldstein and Stuart C

Original German WWI Stag Handle Knife Captured & Modified by U.S. Soldier During WWII with Scabbard by Anton Wingen Jr. British Artwork & Posters twelve aircraft factories were attackedOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a very interesting German knife of the World War I era manufactured by Anton Wingen Jr. of Solingen, and later captured & modified by an American soldier during World War II. The knife has a 5 blade which is faintly marked: ANTON WINGEN JR. FABRIK FEINEN STAHLWAREN SOLINGEN The blade has likely been sharpened by the soldier who captured it. The stag handle is still well retained with service wear. The pommel of