Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 French Made Mark I Trench Knife by AU LION with Correct Steel Scabbard Cannons The Spruce Production Division was

The Spruce Production Division was a unit of the United States Army established in 1917 to produce high-quality Sitka spruce timber and other wood products needed to make aircraft for the United States' efforts in World War I

starting about an inch from the ricasso

Overall there is only moderate wear to the liner

new made and totally inert (BATF Apporved)

This is a great WWI period German artillery crate meant to store and transport Howitzer detonators

Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 French Made Mark I Trench Knife by AU LION with Correct Steel Scabbard Cannons The Spruce Production Division wasOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very fine example of a French Made Au Lion 1918 Trench Knife with its original steel scabbard. These are one of the most sought after military issue knives out there. Examples by Au Lion are the first to have reached American troops near the end of the war, making them much more sought after. The U. S. Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife was the second major "Knuckle Knife" to be officially adopted and issued to