Original Ottoman WWI Scarce Fighting Knife with Scabbard & Frog - Featured in At Arms Length Volume 1 by David F. Machnicki

Original Item. One-of-a-Kind. Purchased directly from David F. Machnicki, the author of At Arm's Length Trench Clubs and Knives (Vol. 1), where this very club is featured on page 86. Please note that the attached page image from the book is copyrighted material and the use of the page is done by permission of the author. A printed copy of the page will accompany the purchase of this club.

This example of an Ottoman fighting knife is extremely scarce to find in any condition. These knives are almost never seen on the collectors market but one has always been on display in the Army museum in Istanbul. The knife has a steel S shaped guard with Turkish markings and wooden grips, and within the grip there are two tool implements. The thin leather blade buffer is retained, and the blade shows good wear with period sharpening. There is slight sharpening to the fighting edge but there is no loss to the profile. The blade is 7 ⅝” and the knife is 12 ⅛” overall.

The original scabbard is contained within the correct leather frog. The scabbard would appear to be of German quality, and the stitching of the frog is well-retained with good pliability to the leather.

An outstanding example of what is now one of the scarcest fighting knives of the First World War. Ready for display. 

Approx. Dimensions:
Blade length: 7 5/8”
Overall length: 12 1/8”
Scabbard length: 8 1/4"