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THBWWI Era British Trench Knife w/ Wood Case
Lot 44a
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian Icons, Fine art, much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Western Europe, United Kingdom, WWI era, ca. 1914 to 1918 CE. An iron weapon hand-made from an iron rod and twisted to form a handle and knuckle guard at one end and hammered flat to form a pointed blade. This weapon could both stab and deal heavy blows with the blunt handle. This was not a military issue weapon, but improvised by the soldiers for close quarter combat. Often metalsmiths or carpenters would produce large batches of simple but deadly weapons for their regiments from materials on hand. The wooden case has a strip of leather that may have once formed a loop for suspension. The case is engraved with "14251 PTE C. MURRAY NOTTS AND DERBY REGT." This weapon clearly belonged to British Private C. Murray of the infantry regiment from Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Knives and clubs were generally used at nighttime for raids of enemy trenches and were ideal for surprise attacks, because they were both silent and deadly. While WWI made use of many new technological weapons and tactics, the nighttime trench battles made use of fairly simple weapons for stealth. Size (knife): 13" L x 2" W (33 cm x 5.1 cm); (case): 9.25" L x 1.75" W (23.5 cm x 4.4 cm)
Provenance: ex-Dundee collection, Newtownabbey, United Kingdom
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#160815Blade is intact with russet patina. Small strip of leather is cracking. The case is well preserved with legible writing.Condition
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