Scary Nam Era Butcher Knife

[old tanker]

Red deer or "Hirsch" in German were pretty abundant around Grafenwöhr. But it was the wild boars that had GI scrambling to climb up on anything to get away from them.

[Flying10uk]

I ran into a couple of cooks knives somewhere recently but as they aren't "weapons" I didn't act on them.

These types of knives are useful to keep in your toolbox/workshop for a multitude of tasks and are very well made. I have a similar knife that I picked up for less than £1 years ago that I keep in my drawer under my bench, in my workshop, and I use regularly.

[browningautorifle]

Grafenwöhr.

There's a posting I haven't heard about in years...

[old tanker]

There's a posting I haven't heard about in years...

Range 42, Tank Crew Qualification Course, 1972, the first of many trips...

[browningautorifle]

1972

That would have been about the right time too, all our old guys were there then...and just before. I started just after that.

[BruceHMX]

My first time out was 1981 last was 94. So you guys had me by 10 years but trust me it didn't change any. Your right about those boar too and they would pop on you at the worst time like answering natures call

[browningautorifle]

the worst time like answering natures call

They had an incredible sense of smell, so they knew...

[Sarge]

Not sure about the 2nd one, but the top is a standard mess hall kitchen butcher knife.
Sarge

[browningautorifle]

but the top is a standard mess hall kitchen butcher knife

You probably did KP on occasion so you saw them...

Looking at the wear pattern at the front end of the handle, it looks like they were stored in a rack like we had, at the table ends...the blade went down and it hung there promoting the wear at the front tip.

[fjruple]

Definitely knives from the first cook's set. The company level mess section was expected to be to prepare bulk Class "A" rations from local procurement. Often Beef and pork and other meats came whole and had to be butchered and prepared by the company level mess section.

--fjruple (former battalion S4 officer)