WWI 1918 L.F. & C. Trench Knife purchase

**lkgmadmax** · 04-25-2014 08:17 PM

Hi guys, looking for some trench knife expertise. I just purchased a WWI 1918 L.F. & C. Trench Knife, it comes with a 7 day inspection period. Are there any specific things that need to be checked? I know there are reproductions out there but this one looks 100% to me but I'm no expert. I'm 57 and I've had my eyes on these for over 40 years and I want to make sure I have purchased a good example. Thanks! -David

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**browningautorifle** · 04-26-2014 02:34 PM

Looks pretty good, it's been cleaned but when I'm that old...I'll need cleaning too. Looks like it's all there. Surprising it has no major bashes in it...just the one wear mark on the handle. Wonder where it was hiding?

**gew8805** · 04-26-2014 04:24 PM

I agree with Jim, it looks pretty good.

**WarPig1976** · 04-26-2014 05:02 PM

There isn't anything cooler then a trench knife IMO, nothing else speaks to the violence of man so pointedly.Nice score,enjoy!!!

**Bob K** · 04-26-2014 10:08 PM

I noticed that the blade has been sharpened. Pictures are too small to compare the font and spacing of the lettering on the handle. Here is a link to one of mine that you can use to compare with.
1918 Knuckle Knife Slideshow by IrwinPedersen | Photobucket

**browningautorifle** · 04-27-2014 02:09 AM

Yours is also badly pitted but the OP's isn't so much. I'd expect a blade like that to have been sharpened. It was used...

**Bob K** · 04-27-2014 01:26 PM

Why would you expect it to be sharpened? It was meant to be a stabbing knife, not a cutting knife.

**WarPig1976** · 04-27-2014 02:50 PM

Originally Posted by Bob K

Why would you expect it to be sharpened? It was meant to be a stabbing knife, not a cutting knife.

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**browningautorifle** · 04-27-2014 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by Bob K

Why would you expect it to be sharpened

I take it you've never used one? Let's suffice to say most blades have been sharpened.

**lkgmadmax** · 04-29-2014 03:30 PM

I've noticed on a couple of sites these L.F. & C. 1918 trench knives listed for sale, some say WWI and some of the examples are listed as WWII. My question, what identifiers are there on the knives that would distinguish WWI from WWII?

http://www.snyderstreasures.com/page...kle_knives.htm

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