jiro90 Posted May 31, 2015 Share #1 Posted May 31, 2015 Picked up this 1918 Au Lion trench knife. Would welcome your thoughts. thank you, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiro90 Posted May 31, 2015 Author Share #2 Posted May 31, 2015 Pic of the logo on the ricasso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiro90 Posted May 31, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted May 31, 2015 Pic of scabbard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarbridge Posted May 31, 2015 Share #4 Posted May 31, 2015 Images are small...looks real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leatherneck72 Posted May 31, 2015 Share #5 Posted May 31, 2015 Looks good so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C. Roelens Posted May 31, 2015 Share #6 Posted May 31, 2015 Original knife and scabbard... congrats. Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Jerry Posted May 31, 2015 Share #7 Posted May 31, 2015 Very tough to find with the scabbard and prongs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted May 31, 2015 Share #8 Posted May 31, 2015 I'm no expert, but from what I see on this and other forums, it looks good to me. They are really substantial knives and look mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiro90 Posted June 1, 2015 Author Share #9 Posted June 1, 2015 should i leave it as is or clean it up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swmdo Posted June 1, 2015 Share #10 Posted June 1, 2015 I like the patina I would leave alone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costa Posted June 1, 2015 Share #11 Posted June 1, 2015 DONT TOUCH IT--- CLEAN IT--- ITS RUINED. JUST KEEP THE BLADE LUBED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Too Much WW1 Militaria Posted June 1, 2015 Share #12 Posted June 1, 2015 It looks good, the lion is better struck than a lot of them. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foss Posted June 2, 2015 Share #13 Posted June 2, 2015 Very nice find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Swigart Posted June 2, 2015 Share #14 Posted June 2, 2015 should i leave it as is or clean it up? Just oil it, I would not clean it further. It is pretty rare with the scabbard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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