WWII Allied Forces D-Day Invasion Combat Knife without Scabbard Manufacture Type_New Made Items AH had already taken power

AH had already taken power by 1934 with the introduction of the MG 34 and by then the gloves were off and Germany saw no need to hide their renewed armament program

50–70 and

This model is 40" in overall length has a 23"+ barrel

All in very good condition with blue/black finish and German WWII Markings

WWII Allied Forces D-Day Invasion Combat Knife without Scabbard Manufacture Type_New Made Items AH had already taken powerNew Made Item: These are reproductions of the extremely rare emergency issue cruciform bladed fighting knives used by Free French and other Allied troops during the second part of 1944. Originally using a 6 1 2" blade section from a French 1886 Lebel bayonet mounted on an all steel knurled no slip hilt. Issued in slightly modified British #4 spike bayonet scabbards the originals of this model are now very rare. A fascinating piece of WW2 Invasion