Original U.S. WWI / WWII “Paratrooper” Modified Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by AU LION with Leather Sheath - Complete Marking Swords President McKinley expressed the desire

President McKinley expressed the desire that as large a portion of the volunteers as possible should be composed of troops from the National Guard

woodland camouflage pattern

This resulted in the founding of Fabrique Nationale d'Armes de Guerre

Phelper must have gone to extraordinary lengths to conceal his camera (almost certainly a Box Brownie)

The White Army launched several attacks from the east in March

Original U.S. WWI / WWII “Paratrooper” Modified Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by AU LION with Leather Sheath - Complete Marking Swords President McKinley expressed the desireOriginal 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.