African knife / WW2 souvenir?

taube · 14th April 2022, 02:13 PM

Cheers,

got this knife recently.
Story is it was brought home by a German soldier from Northern Africa.
Any chance this is likely?

Thanks in advance for any input,
taube.

Tim Simmons · 14th April 2022, 04:30 PM

Quite possible.

Ian · 15th April 2022, 02:09 AM

Interesting mixed materials on the hilt. Maybe a field constructed knife.

14th April 2022, 02:13 PM	#1
taube Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 45	African knife / WW2 souvenir? Cheers, got this knife recently. Story is it was brought home by a German soldier from Northern Africa. Any chance this is likely? Thanks in advance for any input, taube. Attached Images

14th April 2022, 04:30 PM	#2
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,842	Quite possible.

15th April 2022, 02:09 AM	#3
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,361	Interesting mixed materials on the hilt. Maybe a field constructed knife.