French Foreign Legion Combat Knife

6e REG Combat Knife

This French Army fixed-blade combat knife carries the markings of the 6e Régiment Étranger de Génie, the French Foreign Legion's 6th Foreign Engineer Regiment. It pairs a long clip-point blade with a ringed wooden grip, a steel crossguard and a crested pommel cap, and it rides in a brown leather sheath. Collectors of Legion kit, reenactors and anyone who wants a marked French issue knife on the shelf or the belt will find the unit details stamped right on the steel.

Features

• Clip-Point Blade — The spine dips toward the tip, giving a fine, controllable point for detail work and piercing while keeping a long straight edge for cutting.
• Etched Unit Markings — The blade face reads "6 R.E.G." above "LEGIO PATRIA NOSTRA", the Legion motto meaning "the Legion is our homeland".
• Crested Steel Pommel — The butt cap is engraved with the 6e REG insignia, including the Legion's seven-flame grenade, the number 6 and the regimental motto "AD UNUM".
• Ringed Wooden Grip — Turned grooves along the handle give your fingers positive purchase and help stop the hand sliding forward under pressure.
• Straight Steel Crossguard — A flat bar guard sits between grip and blade to keep the hand off the edge during hard thrusts.
• Satin Steel Finish — The blade, guard and pommel share a bright, matching steel finish that shows the etching clearly.
• Brown Leather Sheath — The stitched leather scabbard has a snap strap that closes over the handle to keep the knife seated on the move.
• Secondary Front Pocket — A snap-flap pouch on the face of the sheath adds a small extra compartment below the main retention strap.

Markings And Provenance

The 6e REG was the Foreign Legion's engineer regiment, and this knife carries its identity in two places: the etched blade and the engraved pommel crest. That pairing of the Legion motto with a specific regimental badge is what makes it worth owning over a generic fixed blade. It is genuine French Army issue, so the markings are a record of the unit it belonged to rather than decoration added after the fact.