Does any one know what this is and what it may be worth

[Mtber1172]

Thanks for the info so far guys
What blade forum would you recomend

http://www.bladeforums.com/

Knifeaholics on there.

Also, if they can't find out for you, I'd be willing to bet the house on usualsuspects.net and their massive amount of knife lovers on there. As a matter of fact, if you don't mind me swiping those pics, I'll post them over at USN and see if anyone can come up with some info.

 

[unclear.six]

Thanks for the info so far guys
What blade forum would you recomend

http://www.bladeforums.com/

 

[unclear.six]

http://www.bladeforums.com/

Knifeaholics on there.

Also, if they can't find out for you, I'd be willing to bet the house on usualsuspects.net and their massive amount of knife lovers on there.

Beat me to it haha.

 

[Mtber1172]

Beat me to it haha.

Those guys over there spend an insane amount of money on knives.

 

[unclear.six]

Those guys over there spend an insane amount of money on knives.

Yeah haha. I know a guy who is on there that had order a custom two-handed chopper. Lead time was like 6 months with a 1k price tag.

 

[Mtber1172]

Yeah haha. I know a guy who is on there that had order a custom two-handed chopper. Lead time was like 6 months with a 1k price tag.

That's crazy!

Reminds me of some of those Strider lovers over at USN. They'll have 4 or 5 in their collection....@ $ 500 each. I mean, I love knives, but that money could be spent on some wicked guns.

 

[MMatt30]

Best I can figure, it is a German boot trench knife. Although the knight slaying the dragon is odd to me.

Teutonic Knights......Germanic lore.

 

[Kdenton2448]

Thanks and sure take the pics if it will help

 

[CAD Jedi]

Probably has something to do with this. Battle of Tannenberg (1914)

The German victory at Tannenberg set the stage for the First Battle of the Masurian Lakes, where the reinforced German Eighth Army now faced only the Russian First Army and forced it back over the prewar border. Russian forces would not again march on German soil until the end of World War II.
Ludendorff sent the official dispatch from Tannenberg, and the battle was named Battle of Tannenberg at the direct request of Hindenburg. Hindenburg chose Tannenberg because of its historical significance; it was the location where the Teutonic Knights were defeated by the joint forces of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania at the Battle of Grunwald (referred to in German as Schlacht bei Tannenberg - "Battle of Tannenberg").
Hindenburg and Ludendorff were both hailed as heroes, although Hoffmann was generally ignored by the press. Apparently not pleased by this, Hoffmann later gave tours of the area noting, "This is where the Field Marshal slept before the battle, this is where he slept after the battle, and this is where he slept during the battle." However, Hindenburg countered by saying, "If the battle had gone badly, the name 'Hindenburg' would have been reviled from one end of Germany to the other."

 

[Ballplayer]

Knights Templar/ Masonic