Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by L. F. & C. with Steel Scabbard In Leather Belt Carrier and 1943 Dated Waterproofing Bag Russian Ordnance Condition of the saber is

Condition of the saber is good

All on two white bordered 27" diameter black cloth circles sewn to the red field

It is 49" in overall length and has a brass patch box on the right hand side of the stock

raised in 1688 which later became the The XXth The Lancashire Fusiliers after 1881

The transfer to Great Britain was canceled and reclassified as PT-64 in December 1941

Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by L. F. & C. with Steel Scabbard In Leather Belt Carrier and 1943 Dated Waterproofing Bag Russian Ordnance Condition of the saber isOriginal Item: Only One Available. The U. S. Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife was the second major "Knuckle Knife" to be officially adopted and issued to the US military. It was developed for use in the horrific trench warfare that typified the stalemate on the Western Front during the latter part of World War One and saw use not only there, but during World War Two as well. The knife was manufactured in the United States by Henry Disston & Sons (H. D.