Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by AU LION with Steel Scabbard Military Art This brass disk

This brass disk

the 1st/5th Lancashire Fusiliers

ready to wear

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we just don't know for sure

Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by AU LION with Steel Scabbard Military Art This brass diskOriginal 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.