Frogmen’s combat knifes
by autor on Apr.22, 2010, under General
Two rare combat knifes used by italian and german units in the 2nd world war, placed on an original newspaper dated november 1944.
The photo shows a group of german “Kampfschwimmer” units winding their Panerai watches. This type of knife is visible on the right unit’s belt, fixed by a carabiner.
You can read more about combat swimmer’s equipment in our first book “Vintage Panerai – Watches with History”, chapter III.