Assault knife vz. 1917 Grabendolch Modell 1917 Assault knife vz.1917
Wooden handle made of bristle, fastened with rivets. Iron straight guard of oval shape. Blade straight, single-edged, double-edged, passing into a central point with a false edge. Scabbard all-metal, with loop for hanger on the inside.
Weapon length: 326 mm Blade length: 205 mm Blade width: 26 mm Weight: 180 g
As these weapons were often ground and even directly manufactured in field conditions, the dimensions of individual weapons may vary slightly.
Source: Jan Šach, Petr Moudrý: Cold Weapons in the Habsburg Monarchy, Ars-Arm Prague, ISBN 80-902043-4-1 My archive
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The military history institute 30.9.12, own photo
Indication of the weapons, I'm not entirely sure..
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