WW1/2 French private purchase combat knife/Hunting knife
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WW1/2 French private purchase combat knife……The Maker's Mark is an oval stamp on the blade and reads UNIQUE FRANCE. This is an older commercial trademark used by French hunting knife manufacturers.
At the onset of World War I, standard-issue bayonets were often too long and unwieldy for cramped trench warfare. This forced millions of soldiers to privately buy or bring durable, fixed-blade hunting knives from home.Top panels on knife are loose.The wooden grips still remain very tight.Scabbard has seen better days and are not sure if it even belongs to knife.Something a bit different.

