Austria, Empire. An M17 Austro-Hungarian Trench Knife, by Wlaszlovits Stocsz Province of China featuring a traditional high peak

featuring a traditional high peak crown with officer’s piping along the crown consisting of four strands of interwoven silver aluminum bullion wires

with a "PARIS" maker stamp in black ink to the left of the right tab

the reverse maker marked “MINCOVNA

part of “Grenzschutz Ost” (border guard East)

Austria, Empire. An M17 Austro-Hungarian Trench Knife, by Wlaszlovits Stocsz Province of China featuring a traditional high peakAn M17 pattern Austro Hungarian trench knife, wooden handle with steel blade marked Wlaszlovits Stocsz, blade length 21 cm, with steel scabbard and Ersatz leather belt loop by Vogel & Noot, with old break in wooden handle, otherwise fine.