Offered here is an authentic Kriegsmarine utility knife, clearly stamped GK&F 1940.
 
These knives were standard issue for the German Navy during WWII and were part of the daily equipment used by sailors aboard ships and in naval bases.
 
The maker’s code GK&F identifies the manufacturer as Gebrüder Kugel & Fink, Lüdenscheid, a well-known German firm that produced a variety of military equipment during the war. The year marking 1940 places this piece in the early war period, making it historically significant and particularly desirable to collectors.
 
This example remains in solid original condition, with the blade and handle well preserved and the stampings still clear and legible. It represents both the craftsmanship of its time and the naval traditions of the Kriegsmarine at the outset of WWII.
 
A genuine and early-war Kriegsmarine-issued knife by Gebrüder Kugel & Fink – a rare opportunity for any serious collector of WWII naval militaria.