Original U.S. WWII Fighting Knife by Royal Cutlery Named to Merchant Marine with Scabbard British Documents & Books Helmet features its original paint

Helmet features its original paint and leather chinstrap but he liner and liner band are missing

Bauart:            Kadlec

The fore sight blade is also missing

though there is a structural crack running through the wrist and lock area

The award was discontinued in 1918

Original U.S. WWII Fighting Knife by Royal Cutlery Named to Merchant Marine with Scabbard British Documents & Books Helmet features its original paintOriginal Item: One of a kind. A combat knife is a fighting knife designed solely for military use and primarily intended for hand to hand or close combat fighting. Since the end of trench warfare, most military combat knives have been secondarily designed for utility use (clearing foliage, chopping branches for cover, opening ammunition crates, etc.) in addition to their original role as close quarter combat weapons, and may be referred to as