Austria-Hungary, Empire. A Rare Pola U-Boat Base Deep Sea Diver’s Knife, Owner-Attributed, By Weyersburg, Kirschbaum & Cie. United Republic of 12 mm x 49

12 mm x 49

55 (w) x 46

and posted to the Casualty Company in Toronto on October 8th

one by Detlev Niemann

An extremely well-preserved edition of “Canadian Gunsmiths from 1608: A Checklist of Tradesmen”

Austria-Hungary, Empire. A Rare Pola U-Boat Base Deep Sea Diver’s Knife, Owner-Attributed, By Weyersburg, Kirschbaum & Cie. United Republic of 12 mm x 49(Helmtauchermesser). A rare and exceptionally well preserved Austro Hungarian Navy deep sea divers knife, measuring 34. 5 cm in total length when fitted with its scabbard. It features a 21 cm long magnetic steel blade with a blunted tip and sharpened lower edge. Stamped onto the reverse ricasso is a makers mark of WKC for Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Cie, Solingen, topped by the firms classic knights helmet logo. The obverse ricasso bears a further