Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Trench Raiding Club Mace - circa 1915 U.S. Edged Weapons A nice little insignia collection

A nice little insignia collection for a veteran of the 17th Airborne Division who fought in WW2

and parachuted to street of town

once again turned to Sperry Gyroscope to see if they could come up with a solution

The medal is not named

Details of obverse are sharp

Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Trench Raiding Club Mace - circa 1915 U.S. Edged Weapons A nice little insignia collectionOriginal Item: Only One Available. Trench raiding clubs were homemade melee weapons used by both the Allies and the Central Powers during World War I. Clubs were used during nighttime trench raiding expeditions as a quiet and effective way of killing or wounding enemy soldiers. The clubs were usually made out of wood. It was common practice to fix a metal object at the striking end (e. g. an empty Mills bomb) in order to maximize the injury inflicted.