A knife in the trench combat of WWI was a must. This copy is an example of the type of knife a soldier would buy privately and bring to war himself. It has a bayonet-style high carbon steel blade, well tempered, that has been blackened and given a good edge. The metal grip is in the form of a stag horn while the whole hilt is blackened. The tough scabbard is all steel that has also been blackened to a deep luster. Can be seen in the book “Fighting Knives” by Frederick J. Stephens.