Original German WWII Large Trench Fighting Knife by AESCULAP of Tuttlingen with Scabbard Military Flare Guns as the edge is still

as the edge is still VERY sharp

preventing the hammer from being moved to full cock until the safety is disengaged

The scabbard has been painted a tan color

This example appears to have always been with the knife

Original German WWII Large Trench Fighting Knife by AESCULAP of Tuttlingen with Scabbard Military Flare Guns as the edge is stillOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of an original large size private purchase trench fighting knife (kampfmesser) as used by the Germans in WWII. It looks to have seen a good amount of use, as the blade has been sharpened several times, and looks to possibly have originally been nickel plated. It may be that this was originally a short 98K dress bayonet that was repurposed during the war for combat use. The original hilt