Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by L. F. & C. with Steel Scabbard Hotchkiss MG with original blue/gray paint and

with original blue/gray paint and maker markings below the fuse socket:

classic Mk8 goggles featuring leather construction with suede lining steel eye brackets encasing clear glass lenses (no cracks or chips) with a classic cotton strap that is elastic and still “stretchy”

Slave labour was provided by inmates of the brutal KZ Gusen I and Gusen II camps

Arriving in the Republic of Vietnam in December 1966

after the USSR concluded a non-aggression pact with Germany

Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by L. F. & C. with Steel Scabbard Hotchkiss MG with original blue/gray paint 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.