Original U.S. WWI / WWII Reissue M1918 Mark I Trench Knife Cut Down Knuckle Dusters French Gun Magazines This is being sold as

This is being sold as a novelty item and is not intended to be used as a recreational or life saving item

Correct wood (not iron) naval block with very substantial roping with remains of canvas covering

but most often they were commissioned by the men or officers themselves to commemorate various milestones from enlistment to return from overseas assignment to completion of military service

which manufactured almost all of their small arms

Badge marked on back with logo FZS in circle for Fritz Zimmermann of Stuttgart

Original U.S. WWI / WWII Reissue M1918 Mark I Trench Knife Cut Down Knuckle Dusters French Gun Magazines This is being sold asOriginal 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.