Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by L.F. & C - Near Mint Condition German Edged Weapons All the crew baled out

All the crew baled out but the Pilot and Co-Pilot stayed with the aircraft because they only had one usable parachute between them and made a crash landing at Kergolay near Motreff

display with these original U

it was heavily used by infantrymen

Depiction of some of the heavy fighting during the Battle of Inkerman

The tang of the butt plate bears the marking E/45 16 L-D indicating that it was in service with the 16th Light Dragoons

Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by L.F. & C - Near Mint Condition German Edged Weapons All the crew baled outOriginal Item: Only One Available. This example of the U. S. Model 1918 MkI Trench Knife is offered in near mint condition. 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