Original U.S. WWII Customized Theatre Made PAL 36 and Model 1918 Trench Knife with Stag Grip Russian Army Serial number is 109172 meaning

Serial number is 109172 meaning its production was the year 1898

The two wide "jaws" stand vertically to guide the barbed into the cutting edges

At the beginning of November 1942 the Eighth Army defeated Rommel in the decisive Second Battle of El Alamein

- Large size 42

We was sent to Europe in February 1944

Original U.S. WWII Customized Theatre Made PAL 36 and Model 1918 Trench Knife with Stag Grip Russian Army Serial number is 109172 meaningOriginal Item: Only One Available. This WWII theater made customized knife began life as a U. S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by a French maker which would have been marked marked Au Lion. The brass grip is marked 1918 and retains the lowest brass knuckle ring as well as the skull crusher pommel. The top portion of the grip is Stag horn with a leather washer between the horn and the brass grip. The blade has been replaced with a WWII RH PAL 36