Original WWI German or British Crude Wooden Trench Club - 12 5/8” Long Martini-Henry Accessories It features a very nice

It features a very nice safety pin attachment on the back

The ricasso is marked with the following:

The 20th Regiment of Foot was designated the East Devonshire Regiment in 1782

Inside it features newspaper clippings

the plaque presents Bismarck in raised profile and has substantial visual presence as a piece of Imperial German commemorative art

Original WWI German or British Crude Wooden Trench Club - 12 5/8” Long Martini-Henry Accessories It features a very niceOriginal Item. One of a Kind. With the adoption of Trench Warfare in 1914, the stalemate became intolerable, so the practice of "Trench Raids" was introduced. Taking place at night, these involved a raiding party crossing NO MANS LAND and entering into the enemy's trench system to take a few prisoners for interrogation. Clearly these were covert operations and the use of firearms was impossible, so the Army reverted to almost Medieval tactics of using