Fighting and Jack Knives

German Imperial era Kampfmesser by Carl Eickhorn of Solingen. The 148mm blade on this one is fairly typical. Sharpened and cleaned. The stamped dual squirrel “Carl Eickhorn Solingen” marker mark is nicely executed. The fit is nice and tight and the tip comes to a sharp point. The scabbard is steel based and black painted. It shows typical spidering and ... Read and See More

Nahkampfmesser This style fighting knife were used in WWI and continued to be used through WWII. This one has had a HJ diamond embedded in the obverse grip plate. Of course as with all these type field modifications it's impossible to date. The hilt has been painted black and has no cracks or chips in it. The grip plates are ... Read and See More

Early example of a Bayonet/fighting knife. This particular example is very interesting featuring a blackened hilt with stag grips. It has a mortise slot and functioning button. The blade is a short "back-to-back" Eickhorn squirrels trademark. There remains some age gray. This one has a KS98 style scabbard that has lost it's anodized finish.. ... See More

Private purchase knife. of good quality German manufacture. This particular example has been slightly sharpened though it retains some nice factory grain. Nice stag grip plates that are not cracked or chipped. The hilt is steel with some age. The scabbard is well worn and the leather is limp. I will not take chances pulling the strap to clip this ... Read and See More

Early example of a fighting knife. This particular example has been heavily sharpened. There remains some age gray. This one has good checkered died hardwood grip plates that are not cracked or chipped. The scabbard is a post-war replacement, likely by the returning Vet. The leather is good and supple. ... See More

This is a multi-purpose knife featuring a 8cm single-edged blade, a 11cm Marlin spike, and a smaller 4.5cm pointed, double sided blade, all in polished steel, all folding into a 11cm housing faced with cross-hatched blackened panels, one of which has a crack. The double-edged blade has the stamped maker mark etched to the bottom. The knife is completed by ... Read and See More