J Temple-West Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Continuing on from the excellent thread on WW1 Fighting Knives started by Chris… http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/56870-ww1-fighting-knives-and-officer-bayonets/ .… I thought a look at those produced during WW2 would be of interest. So… if you have any in the collection, please post them. 1st up is the Luftwaffe ‘boot knife’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Temple-West Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 Some 'Waffen Amp' and other markings.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Temple-West Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 Infantry 'boot knife' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Temple-West Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 Private purchase boot knife by "Puma" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Temple-West Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 Blade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Temple-West Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 maker mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Temple-West Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 The next two knives were originally produced by the Dutch for use by their armed forces, but during the occupation they were issued to members of the "SS" as combat knives. Full length example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Temple-West Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 A german reworked cut-down of the full length version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Temple-West Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 A side by side... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Temple-West Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 This Fighting/utility boot knife was obtained from a veteran many years ago. He was an engineer and, as the story goes, took it off a very bedraggled "SS pioneer" at the time of capture. A story is a story, but the date stamp (1944) use of late war metal and simulated wodden staghorn grips combined with a factory stamped unit designation, and proper style of armourer stampings found on the piece led me to believe his story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Temple-West Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 blade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Temple-West Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 Unit : "1/SS - Pi Pol. E. Kp" ... (1/SS - Pioneer Polizei. Ersatz. Kompanie) = 1/SS - Engineer Police . Replacement. Company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Temple-West Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 Other markings possibly indicate the soldiers number? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Those Puma ones are the nicest, but I guess the LW ones are the "classic" WW2 fighting knife? I wonder why the LW had theirs and the army lagged behind? Imagine the market if the W-SS had had an official knife like the LW !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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