fnj boot knife

[bill grist]

German WW2 Boot/Trench knife code fnj... (Alcoso-Stahlwarenfabrik GmbH, vormals Alexander Coppel & Cie., Solingen, Germany)....BILL

 

[Hambone]

Bill, I have an identical knife and scabbard but it is unmarked from what I can see. Where are the fnj markings on it?

 

[bill grist]

German WW2 Boot/Trench knife code fnj... (Alcoso-Stahlwarenfabrik GmbH, vormals Alexander Coppel & Cie., Solingen, Germany)....BILL

Right at the cross guard.... This one was actually used, it has a cutout in the wood for a thumb rest....BILL

 

[denny gaither]

Nice piece Bill..
I have not seen many Alcoso Nahkampfmessers. I suspect they did not make a huge amount of them. Here is another Alcoso, but with the commercial trademark instead. The two would make a nice display together, don't you think?