knife, knife
Accession Number
NAM.2002-10-120-1
Description
Ivory pocket knife, 1914 (c)-1918 (c). Associated with Sgt Samuel James Pye, Royal Garrison Artillery, 1914 (c)-1918 (c). Manufactured by Wachter and Co, Epernay, France. Knife is made for opening champagne and wine bottles, comprises a knife for removing foil and wire from bottle and corkscrew. Engraved in bone on both sides, 'Wachter and Co Epernay' and stamped in blade, 'Savzede'.
Campaigns
World War One, Western Front (1914-1918)
Associated collection
