Original German WWII Wood Handle Nahkampfmesser Trench Fighting Knife with Steel Boot Scabbard Lee-Enfield (SMLE) together with the shield of

together with the shield of the Coat of Arms of the United States (on the reverse)

All bayonets are in excellent condition and come complete with the correct M8A1 scabbards

they were then only available to Union Officers

The stitching unfortunately has all degraded and pulled out over time

There are also two spare light bulbs in a small container

Original German WWII Wood Handle Nahkampfmesser Trench Fighting Knife with Steel Boot Scabbard Lee-Enfield (SMLE) together with the shield ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. Fitted with a single edged spear point blade, this is an original German WWII Nahkampfmesser close fighting knife, with steel scabbard. This basic design was used by Imperial German in WWI, and was popular during WWII as well. Many WWI knives were even reissued for WWII, however this definitely is a WWII production example, indicated by the shape and style of the grips. In very good good service used condition, this