Matt Mc Posted 17 March Share Posted 17 March Hello, I have a very typical Leupold style German knife. I thought it unmarked but have discovered a very small stamp on the wood grip. It is a crowned gothic M. I am unable to find any similar mention of similar markings and was hoping to get some information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert.f Posted 17 March Share Posted 17 March Hello, The stamp means that it is a service weapon and that it is the property of the state/ army Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Mc Posted 17 March Author Share Posted 17 March Thank you. I have never seen a stamp so small nor punched into the wood of the grip. Was this common? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert.f Posted 17 March Share Posted 17 March (edited) In German terminology there is such a term as " abgenommene dienstwaffe" your knife belongs to this group, the second term is " nicht abgenommene dienstwaffe" , the knives without inspection stamp Edited 17 March by bert.f Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBsk Posted 17 March Share Posted 17 March I would certainly looking for other similar stamp, as inspector proofs on wood of combat knives are not so obvious, normally it was stamped so the blade, You should look at ricasso from various sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Mc Posted 17 March Author Share Posted 17 March Thank you, I will. I recently sold an exact duplicate of this knife. I have contacted the buyer to check for similar stamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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