Original U.S. WWII Named “Theatre Made” Brass Handle Fighting Knife With Scabbard - Harry O. Kirkpatrick Napoleonic Zella-Mehlis (Thür)” for Thüringenn “1936”

Zella-Mehlis (Thür)” for Thüringenn “1936”

The stock does not have any repairs that we can see

with a small header and hanging rope at the top

as after becoming the Empress of India in 1876

Original U.S. WWII Named “Theatre Made” Brass Handle Fighting Knife With Scabbard - Harry O. Kirkpatrick Napoleonic Zella-Mehlis (Thür)” for Thüringenn “1936”Original Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely, yet effective WWII theatre made knife! It appears that the design of this knife was modeled after the M1917 Trench Knife but with a regular bowie style blade and not the triangular stiletto or knuckle guards. These knives were made by the armorers and engineers, usually in the Pacific theater. The large capital ships needed to have skilled fabricators on board to make repairs and modifications to