Like their forbears thousands of years before them, the hard fighting men of WWI and II were accompanied by a good knife. This example is believed to be Italian non-issue. It has a wide, long dagger blade from high carbon steel that’s a full 9″ long, while the wide quillions are also steel for good hand protection. The full length tang is fit with a black horn grip with bass pins. A very effective fighting knife. Comes with heavy leather sheath. Can be seen in the book “Fighting Knives” by Frederick J. Stephens.