Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by AU LION with Steel Scabbard Mortars Merwin became the primary (and

Merwin became the primary (and in some cases the sole) distributor for a variety of new

CARRIED at WATERLOO

Pacific Asiatic Campaign Medal

This bayonet is very unusual

away from the hostilities

Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by AU LION with Steel Scabbard Mortars Merwin became the primary (andOriginal 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.