Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Trench Raiding Club Battlefield Relic in Original Display Tube - From the Collection of At Arm's Length: Trench Clubs and Maces Author David F. Machnicki MG 34 Reciever Assembly however it also shows worn

however it also shows worn rifling with a lot of oxidation

This helmet was just recently found “out of the woodwork” in Pennsylvania

The armband is yellow and made from what feels like rayon

usually unsharpened

The reverse of the award is maker marked with JFS in a Rectangle

Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Trench Raiding Club Battlefield Relic in Original Display Tube - From the Collection of At Arm's Length: Trench Clubs and Maces Author David F. Machnicki MG 34 Reciever Assembly however it also shows wornOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Purchased directly from David F. Machnicki, author of the definitive reference At Arm's Length: Trench Clubs and Maces (Vol. II), this is an outstanding battlefield relic example of an Austro Hungarian World War I trench raiding club. Featuring a distinctive die cast iron head with twelve blunt pyramidal striking points, this was a purpose built close combat weapon designed for repeated use under the brutal conditions of