Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by L. F. & C. with 1918 dated Steel Scabbard Rear Sight Assembly with paint replacing the enamel

with paint replacing the enamel and even plastic the metal

and the revolver does not look to have seen much use in service

Its been over six weeks since he went down and we are still waiting for a word

After the war it was taken or sold off and used by homesteaders as a utility weapon for hunting and personal protection on the frontier

that pickelhaube fittings would no longer be of brass

Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by L. F. & C. with 1918 dated Steel Scabbard Rear Sight Assembly with paint replacing the enamelOriginal 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.