Original WWI Austro-Hungarian M1917 Fighting Knife with Steel Scabbard by Wlaszlovits Stósz Fusee Spring & Cover and measures 13" x 9

and measures 13" x 9 1/2" x 6"

and when it was later liberated

showing the stiffener

There is also a fitting for the addition of a long range sight

The original leather chin strap is present

Original WWI Austro-Hungarian M1917 Fighting Knife with Steel Scabbard by Wlaszlovits Stósz Fusee Spring & Cover and measures 13" x 9Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of the rarely seen Austo Hungarian WWI Fighting Knife, complete with its original scabbard. These fighting knives were issued to troops of the Austro Hungarian Empire who fought alongside Germany during WWI. After WWI many were re used by Italian troops through to the end of WWII. The knife is 13 inches overall, with a 8 1 4 inch spear point blade, which has a full length bottom edge, with