Original Imperial German WWI DEMAG Crank Handle Ersatz Trench Knife Bayonet with Scabbard Miscellaneous Gun Parts Both of the carry straps

Both of the carry straps are present

and matches the scabbard nicely

the purpose was to get one's attention as quickly as possible and this sound became the universal signal on the Western Front to warn of an incoming gas attack

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Original Imperial German WWI DEMAG Crank Handle Ersatz Trench Knife Bayonet with Scabbard Miscellaneous Gun Parts Both of the carry strapsOriginal Item: Only One Available. A very recognizable but nevertheless a very scarce original German WWI bayonet. This is an original Imperial German Aufpflanzbarer Grabendolch or Fixable Trench Knife Bayonet, often referred to by collectors as the DEMAG. These have been reproduced in India and elsewhere, but never matching the quality of this original German first world war production. This particular example is probably the best that we have ever