Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by L. F. & C. with 1918 dated Steel Scabbard Category_Fusee Spring & Cover Youks-les-Bains on the 21st

Youks-les-Bains on the 21st

made it completely unsuitable for use on horseback

while the Ottomans appointed him to the Fourth Class of the Order of the Medjidie

The Norden saw some use in the post-World War II era

12" blade bearing small German proof to rear top and complete with steel scabbard

Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by L. F. & C. with 1918 dated Steel Scabbard Category_Fusee Spring & Cover Youks-les-Bains on the 21stOriginal 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.