Vicious WWI Trench Knives!

llkoolkeg · Feb 11, 2016

WeaponsCollector said:
I'm no lawyer, just a collector and collectors will collect. Most of the collection of 200+ was shipped to Maryland over the last 15 years from all over the country and the world, the only problem was when customs opened a package of knuckles from Portugal and held it for a month before sending it.

Those cable flails of yours, btw, look deliciously vicious.

WeaponsCollector · Feb 13, 2016

llkoolkeg said:
Those cable flails of yours, btw, look deliciously vicious.

I tried them out on a snowman a few years ago, they were quite effective.

Armadillofz1 · Feb 15, 2016

Just found this on making brass knuckles from spent shell casings.

https://www.facebook.com/UncleSamsMisguidedChildren.net/videos/913215858793033/

WeaponsCollector · Feb 16, 2016

Link doesn't work for me. Is this the video?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS949QQDtWQ

Armadillofz1 · Feb 16, 2016

WeaponsCollector said:
Link doesn't work for me. Is this the video?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS949QQDtWQ

WeaponsCollector · Jan 14, 2017

This year is the 100th anniversary of America's involvement in WWI.
Found this last weekend and while it's not really a trench knife it's still a vicious hand held WWI weapon used mainly at night in silent raids behind enemy lines(probably German)...

zoostation · Jan 14, 2017

My grandfather was in that war. That was one nasty fight. Was at Chateau Thierry and Belleau Wood both. Just from the stories I heard, very few, must have been as bad as we've always thought it was and then some.

llkoolkeg · Jan 14, 2017

WeaponsCollector said:
This year is the 100th anniversary of America's involvement in WWI.
Found this last weekend and while it's not really a trench knife it's still a vicious hand held WWI weapon used mainly at night in silent raids behind enemy lines(probably German)...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5DuIiBNl4g

GodOfVice · Jan 14, 2017

zoostation said:
My grandfather was in that war. That was one nasty fight. Was at Chateau Thierry and Belleau Wood both. Just from the stories I heard, very few, must have been as bad as we've always thought it was and then some.

GAS was obviously murderous. BEST WW1 flick..... Alls Quiet On The Western Front..... the ORIGINAL with Lew Ayres, NOT JohnBoy. :mad54:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Quiet_on_the_Western_Front_(1930_film)

German perspective much like Das Boot! If Hitler wasn't such a pos he COULD have been respected for his service record.

Minuteman · Feb 1, 2017

Whats the object in the center of this image?

WeaponsCollector · Feb 2, 2017

Minuteman said:
Whats the object in the center of this image?

Good question, but unlike the other items it looks like something I would not want to use for self defense.

Minuteman · Feb 2, 2017

Wow. I thought if anyone knew, you would.

WeaponsCollector · Feb 7, 2017

Well, when I look at something like that it just doesn't seem like something I would want to use or collect so I'm not that interested in it. Anyone know what it is? Just seems to me like it wouldn't be effective as a weapon. Reminds me of something made for places like the UK or California where carrying knives and other effective self defense tools is illegal but carrying that thing isn't. I imagine it could be used as an impact weapon similar to knuckles but it has some disadvantages that would put the user at risk of injuring their hand.

Minuteman · Feb 8, 2017

My guess is that it's some kind of mini multi tool, maybe seat belt cutter.

I checked a couple gadget sites and didn't see it.

Ran across this, interested in your opinion especially on the knuckle knife combo near the bottom. http://www.bigbobsknives.com/Pages/Tactical.aspx

Minuteman · Feb 8, 2017

I found this, I think these are very similar; so pretty sure its a mini multi-tool.

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Minuteman · Feb 10, 2017

What do you speculate this is worth?

Does it look authentic to you?

WeaponsCollector · Feb 12, 2017

Minuteman said:
My guess is that it's some kind of mini multi tool, maybe seat belt cutter.

I checked a couple gadget sites and didn't see it.

Ran across this, interested in your opinion especially on the knuckle knife combo near the bottom. http://www.bigbobsknives.com/Pages/Tactical.aspx

It's a fixed blade so probably illegal to carry concealed in Maryland even if the knuckles are plastic.

Minuteman said:
I found this, I think these are very similar; so pretty sure its a mini multi-tool.

Probably, still not something I would want to carry.

Minuteman said:
What do you speculate this is worth?

Does it look authentic to you?

All the markings are correct, the sheath is correct, and the pommel nut is correct so I'd say it's a good knife in good condition worth $1,000 or maybe even more. But it can be hard to tell from a picture.

WeaponsCollector · Mar 22, 2018

Wanted to update this thread, recently completed my collection of 1917 trench knives by finding the HD&S knife, now have all 5 variations from 4 different makers.
Also recently an awesome new book all about the model 1918 knuckle knife has become available, but not many copies were printed.

TargetGrade · Mar 22, 2018

WeaponsCollector said:
Wanted to update this thread, recently completed my collection of 1917 trench knives, now have all 5 variations from 4 different makers.
Also recently an awesome new book all about the model 1918 knuckle knife has become available, but not many copies were printed.

Are they all originals and not repos??? Condition is phenomenal if so! :thumbsup:

WeaponsCollector · Mar 22, 2018

TargetGrade said:
Are they all originals and not repos??? Condition is phenomenal if so!

Yes, all original. the 2 rarest ones have lost some of the original blackening but they're all in pretty good condition. Sometimes when I find a better one than the one I have I buy it and sell or trade the other one.

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