Hello! I am new to this board and recently was given a knife and I would like to know if anyone knows anything about it. I have done searches all over the internet with no luck. It was given to me by my dad, but it was his grandfathers. He said it was used in or before WW1. That's all I know. I attached a picture. Hope it's ok to ask this question, if not I sincerely apologize. I find all this very fascinating!

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Kim...

Welcome. That is the purpose of this forum, to give and take information and to learn. Your question was very appropriate.

Just from its condiiton, I would say this knife has not seen any combat. It is just too clean.

I think the origin is probably somewhere in Southeast Asia, quite possibly Indonesia. It has some of the earmarks of blades I have seen from that part of the world.

Aside from that, I cannot offer much. I will look at some of my references and post again if I find more definite information.

Thanks for replying. I would really like to find out where it orginated. Where is the best place I could find out?? One more thing more I found out it is supposedly my great-grandfather took it from a German in WW1. The etching (or symbol, emblem) I don't know what it is called looks like a crown with a cross on top.

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That symbol is the makers mark and your best chance of finding out more about the knife.
Just keep showing it around everywhere, with some luck a collector might recognize it. :)

Thanks for replying. Can anyone recommend who I could contact (a collector or expert) who might know more info?

I think a museum would be apropriate there is many info u can find there but i don't know which (i never went to a museum but hey there is plenty of stuff u can find and learn from there) :D .