Austria, Empire. An M17 Austro-Hungarian Trench Knife with Steel Scabbard & Belt Loop visually-hidden the obverse with a Russian

the obverse with a Russian Cyrillic maker’s mark of “ИК” for “И

saltire and orle of chains linked together on gules

the obverse bearing a central raised mobile swastika situated within wheat stalks

with French hallmarks

the reverse with a paper label reading “Christie’s Lot (Lot # Stricken through) - The Nanking Cargo”

Austria, Empire. An M17 Austro-Hungarian Trench Knife with Steel Scabbard & Belt Loop visually-hidden the obverse with a RussianA M1917 pattern Austro Hungarian trench knife featuring worn wooden handle, a 20. 5 cm steel blade, marked "R" and with matching steel scabbard with leather loop and retaining the majority of its field grey blue paint, remains near very fine.