Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by AU LION with Steel Scabbard Sterling SMG leather brim and chin strap

leather brim and chin strap

the only time in U

the stitching having gone and some of the leather now deteriorated

The traditional Dagger of the Russian Cossacks

Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by AU LION with Steel Scabbard Sterling SMG leather brim and chin strapOriginal 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.