Original German WWII Luftwaffe Relic Gravity Knife & K98 Bayonet Purportedly Found at Carentan in 1981 Russian Artillery Rifleswere still needed and kept

Rifleswere still needed and kept on board

The missile climbs into the air immediately after launch

indicating manufacture at the Lithgow Arsenal in 1917

and it is fitted with a kurikata (knob) one one side for attachment of a sageo (sword cord)

The blunderbuss still has it original brass tipped ramrod

Original German WWII Luftwaffe Relic Gravity Knife & K98 Bayonet Purportedly Found at Carentan in 1981 Russian Artillery Rifleswere still needed and keptOriginal Items. One of a Kind. This is an interesting pair of knives purportedly found in Carentan, France in 1981. Carentan was of course the site of the Battle of Carentan from 10 14 June 1944. Carentan was defended by two battalions of Fallschirmjger Regiment 6 of the 2nd Fallschirmjger Division. The 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division, ordered to reinforce Carentan, was delayed by transport shortages and attacks by Allied aircraft. The attacking