German Trench Knife

lugerholsterrepair · 01-04-2005, 12:25 PM

Some thoughts about the made from a bayonet theory.

The rifle slot on a German bayonet is quite deep. I question whether the knife handle could be fashioned without leaving traces of it.

Same for the blood groove on a bayonet. Seems there would be some of this somewhere as the blood groove is very deep.

I would guess that one would have to have a trench knife and a bayonet side by side and take some measurements to be absolutely sure it could be done.

I called and had a very nice conversation with Jerry Tinker. Ed's Father. He seemed to think the knife had no traces of bayonet charecteristics. That it was pretty much a proffesional or factory job from what he could see of it.

Take a close look at Juergen's link. I think cutting one of these out of a bayonet would be hard to do and making one might be easier...Interesting subject! Jerry Burney

01-04-2005, 12:25 PM	#15
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	Some thoughts about the made from a bayonet theory. The rifle slot on a German bayonet is quite deep. I question whether the knife handle could be fashioned without leaving traces of it. Same for the blood groove on a bayonet. Seems there would be some of this somewhere as the blood groove is very deep. I would guess that one would have to have a trench knife and a bayonet side by side and take some measurements to be absolutely sure it could be done. I called and had a very nice conversation with Jerry Tinker. Ed's Father. He seemed to think the knife had no traces of bayonet charecteristics. That it was pretty much a proffesional or factory job from what he could see of it. Take a close look at Juergen's link. I think cutting one of these out of a bayonet would be hard to do and making one might be easier...Interesting subject! Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."