Original U.S. WWI M1917 Trench Knife by L.F. & C dated 1917 with Scabbard by Jewell Spanish Militaria but the scabbard is from

but the scabbard is from a later period

who almost certainly saw service in WW1 as some of his artifacts suggest

The end cap is waffenamt stamped and reads:

especially in this condition

although initially relatively few French forces responded to de Gaulle's call

Original U.S. WWI M1917 Trench Knife by L.F. & C dated 1917 with Scabbard by Jewell Spanish Militaria but the scabbard is fromOriginal Item: Only One Available. This excellent condition Model 1917 trench knife has a wood handle, triangular stiletto blade, and leather scabbard with standard GI Pistol belt hook attachment. The top of the guard is is nicely marked: U. S. L. F. & C. 1917 Landers, Frary, and Clark (L. F. & C.) began in 1853 as Landers & Smith Manufacturing Company, and in 1862 became known as Landers, Frary & Clark. They were in New Britain, Connecticut, and made