I found this knife 30 odd years ago, in one of many "mystery boxes" my old man got from army auctions in NSW. It was covered in so much gold paint you couldn't make out the girls face. I paint stripped it and made a sheath for it and use to hack at trees and stab cardboard boxes with it, all the things young boys would do. But then it got tossed in a tool box and it's followed me around all these years. Just wondering if anyone knows anything about it. My guess from the blade it may be pre-ww2, the handle is heavy and seems cast on, so it may be trench art or something!?. It use to have a thick bit of leather between the blade and bolster, that came off when I paint stripped it. Any info would be much appreciated.
by HD_TC88
