Please help with LF&C Trench Knife

[allmightyoz]

Okay so there is an auction about an hour and a half away from me, just wondering if i am wasting my time if I go for this ONE knife. Advertised as an LF&C trench knife. Could this be real? What should I look for in a real compared to a fake. What are the tell tale giveaways of its real-ity. any help is greatly appreciated along with a value. Will be up for private sale on AAPK if it is a real one. If you information leads me to purchase it and it is indeed real you get first dibs on it.

[knife7knut]

That picture doesn't help much in determining whether it is real or not.I'm not well versed in trench knives but I do know there are a lot of reproduction ones floating around.One thing I would look for is the overall condition of the knife.If the blade is pitted but the handle looks new or near-new that would raise a red flag with me.Another is the overall look of the blade steel.If you have looked at a lot of old knives,the differences in blade steel are obvious as to color and edge crispness and such.Most early blades even though they have been sharpened a lot and are pitted for some reason seem to keep the square edges very sharp and defined whereas newer knives seem to have rounded off edges.Hard to explain.

[elbertson]

Need more and better pictures. Handle should be marked on opposite side...any reason that side isn't shown?

I also don't see a pommel/tang nut.

[jerryd6818]

I don't know if this will help or not but it might, so... here it is, just in case.

[allmightyoz]

i know, i wish i was the one who took the picture of it. I did some research on it and everything that i can see in the pic looks good. As old wullie pointed out the skull crusher nut on the bottom is missing, but as long as there is a threaded hole i think itll be ok. I'm gonna go check it out n let u guys know if i get it (and better pics).

[Unk]

I've got a trench knife that has a similar handle, but has a round spike for a blade. Pretty sure mine is a repro from the 1970s. Here is a website that has some info on them on what to look for....

http://usmilitaryknives.com/m1918mk1.htm