Original Iraq War Saddam Hussein Silver Plated Oval Pattern Fish Knife with Iraq Coat of Arms - Manufactured by Christofle of France Manufacture Type_New Made Items The breech is accessed by

The breech is accessed by raising a lever behind the tang that can only be fully opened with the hammer in the fired position

as well as some proof marks

trigger-guard with early style finial and engraved with a trophy of arms on the bow

which indicates who disarmed the grenade

Original Iraq War Saddam Hussein Silver Plated Oval Pattern Fish Knife with Iraq Coat of Arms - Manufactured by Christofle of France Manufacture Type_New Made Items The breech is accessed byOriginal Item: Only One Available. During the invasion of Iraq in 2003, U. S. soldiers captured and occupied Saddam Hussein's palaces. Much of the State Silver was taken by soldiers as "spoils of war" and brought back to the United States. However, some of it remained in Iraq, some was later returned, and those pieces were auctioned off by the Iraqi government many years later. This particular fish knife was obtained recently through Al Finjan