Austria, Empire. An M17 Austro-Hungarian Trench Knife with Steel Scabbard & Belt Loop visually-hidden each constructed of purple doeskin

each constructed of purple doeskin with rigid card stock cores and topped by two bands of silver aluminum wire piping

the obverse with a Russian Cyrillic maker’s mark of “ИК” for “И

with French hallmarks

light contact

he was transferred to the Eastern front and surrendered to the American forces at the end of the war

Austria, Empire. An M17 Austro-Hungarian Trench Knife with Steel Scabbard & Belt Loop visually-hidden each constructed of purple doeskinA M1917 pattern Austro Hungarian trench knife featuring worn wooden handle, a 20. 5 cm steel blade, marked "R" and with matching steel scabbard with leather loop and retaining the majority of its field grey blue paint, remains near very fine.