Can you name this knife?

bobrap

bobrap

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Maybe not the place to post this, but you're the only folks I know that know knives. I was looking through some old boxes and found some of my grand dads old knives. They were mostly kitchen/butcher knives except for this one. Any ideas about it. I showed it to a friend and he thought it might be a swiss army knife (not the folding red handled variety, of course:) ) Any help or guesses would be appreciated. Thanks.

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Probably European, and possibly Scandanavian - the grooved scales suggest a military ssue, or at least a military influence.
Any marking at all? A post on Howard Levines's forum could clear things up pretty quickly.
 
No Wal, no markings at all except for my blood where I nicked myself on the top side of the blade. I'll try the other forum. Thanks for thr e-mail help the other day.:D
 
Looks like what I have seen on ebay listed as a German trench or boot knife, probably WWI era.
 
Good idea Uncle Bill, never thought to add dimensions. Overall 9.75", Blade 4.75". The scabbard is metal with a flat, spring-like piece of metal inside to hold the blade.
 
Isn't that a little big for a Scandanavian standard issue?

This could be some knife that a smith made for a particular use. I've seen such knives in my own grandpa's den of tools, odds and ends.
 
I would guess German or maybe from Sweden. The knife Beoram showed is the model you see often in Norway. They have small tangs which go though the handle and are fixed at the back. This knife doesn't, as the pins in the handle show.

-Emile
 
The grooves on the scales, and the metal spring-retention sheath, are military - bet a Khuk on it. Something in my dimdum memory says "Swedish", but even another cup of coffee wouldn't shake it loose. The lack of markings is a puzzler, tho' - seems there should at least be an acceptance stamp, or "?"....Doesn't Sweden use a crown mark?

Bob, e-mail is never a problem - hope it helped.
 
Grandpa had knives he had made himself or some smith had made them for him for specific tasks -- one for cleaning fish, a couple he used for butchering pigs, one he used to make small wood items like jumping jacks, a couple more he used on leather items like harness and boots, -- right tool for the right job -- and all had the same "vibrations" as this one.
 
That's where I found this one...among his pig sticker, boner, carver and a 17" long slicer/cutter/chopper or what ever someone would do with a 17" kitchen knife.
 
The thing is that the German trench knife (at least the one in the picture) has a guard, whereas Bob's knife and the puukko don't....

Not my area, I'm afraid - but just thought I'd point that out.

I thought there was a Finn who came by the board from time to time?

Maybe it's just Beowulf giving me hallucinations ;)

cheers, B.
 
Sorry, forgot to thank everyone for helping with the id of the knife. Popular opinion is it's a German trench knife with the guard removed. Thanks again.

Your knife is a German Trench knife that has had the guard removed. I believe these were issued from WWI into WWII. They show up somewhat frequently, The scabbard is in great shape, they're usually busted up.
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