Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by L.F. & C with Matching Scabbard Conflict 200 mm) rifle with 30

200 mm) rifle with 30 inch barrel

the lower left of the butt socket shows SPARKBROOK/1905/SHT

though some design aspects were largely universal: Black dial

The motorized formations received much attention in the world press in the opening years of the war

Then the bars were removed alternatively first on the right and then on the left

Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by L.F. & C with Matching Scabbard Conflict 200 mm) rifle with 30Original 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. &