Trench knife WW1 M17

[M67]

Austro-Hungarian WW1 Grabendolch M17 KuK Sturmmesser. Very simple and rough. Real trench weapon without no needs. Just simple and cruel blade!
From my collection with different type of scabbards.

[indy1919a4]

Wow, never seen those before. Those are just butcher blades. I am assuming they were issued??? So would One carry one of these instead of a bayonet or in addition to a bayonet????

[M67]

Correct. The butcher tool. It is regular issue M1917 Grabendolch or M17 Sturmmesser. Photos from internet!
The first photo was taken only 12 km away from my home in western Slovenia! Can you imagine. Very, very known photo with two sturmtruppe!

[indy1919a4]

wow, I have seen the top photo before... Nice that you can ID the photo so close to your home..

And there you are, there is the front soldier with both knife & bayonet.

Real nice photos.. thanks for posting these.

[M67]

This one is the best. Original green color. Markings are Hungarian coat of arms and MA. 'MA' means Magyar Acélárugyár Rt, Hungary.The leader is original too and still soft and strong.
The trench knife is presented on the top of two ammo wooden box for linked 100 rounds 8x50R. It is the smaller ammo box for the Maschinengewehr (Schwarzlose) M. 7, also known as the Schwarzlose MG, which was themedium machine-gun, used as a standard issue firearm in the Austro-Hungarian army.

[indy1919a4]

My I ask what is the going price for one over there.. I see people over here asking about 125 dollars for them here.. The knife looks built like they would last 300 years

And maybe a few photos of those ammo cans ??? when the handles are up are they in the middle of the box or slightly offset like German ammo cans

[Airforce1]

Italians used captured ones a lot during the war.

[indy1919a4]

Italians used captured ones a lot during the war.

I hate to sound obtuse here, but which war

Only over the past few years have I become aware of the amount of arms that went back and forth in the
the south eastern Europe during and between WW1 & WW 2. IE the M95 rifle looked down upon for
years over here in the collecting world.. Unreal its importance in Eastern Europe..

[M67]

My I ask what is the going price for one over there.. I see people over here asking about 125 dollars for them here.. The knife looks built like they would last 300 years

And maybe a few photos of those ammo cans ??? when the handles are up are they in the middle of the box or slightly offset like German ammo cans

The price for a good one is between 60-200 eur (scabbard and leader/canvas too).

Schwarzlose ammo box.. i will. But is there some interest?

[indy1919a4]

Oh I am interested in seeing them.. That is about the prices I see over here in this country.. Considering how easy these are to ship, that makes sense ..

Many thanks for the education and sharing..

take care

Mike

[Airforce1]

Italians used captured ones a lot during the war.

I hate to sound obtuse here, but which war

Ww1

[indy1919a4]

Italians used captured ones a lot during the war.

I hate to sound obtuse here, but which war

Ww1

Well you got me thinking here, so I pose a question to OP.. Did these blades have a second life in WW 2 as an official issued weapon??? Seems like no one in Eastern Europe threw a weapon away,, they just reused them..