Fascine knife

The fascine knife was a side arm issued to 19th century light infantry and artillery. It served both as a personal weapon and as a tool for cutting fascines (bundles of sticks used to strengthen the sides of trenches or earth ramparts protecting the batteries). It could be straight or curved, double edged or single edged with a sawtoothed back.

The faschine knife is descended from early modern weapons like the baselard and the grosses messer.

See also

*bayonet

External links

*German language article with an image collection
*Russian fascine knife M 1837