Original U.S. WWI 1918 dated Trench Wire Cutters by DCHS Co. with Interwar Canvas Carrier Spade Grip Assembly and three smaller buttons on

and three smaller buttons on each cuff

These boots were the brought back by Frank L

This is a third pattern or “India Pattern” Brown Bess 39" barrel adopted in 1796

with a rare and desirable double visor

Original U.S. WWI 1918 dated Trench Wire Cutters by DCHS Co. with Interwar Canvas Carrier Spade Grip Assembly and three smaller buttons onOriginal Item: Only One Set Available. During "The Great War" in the trenches, one of the most common obstacles to forward progress was barbed wire. Miles and miles of suspended wire were strung along both sides, and there was no way out of "No Man's Land" without getting through it. Various devices such as explosives and complicated cutters mounted on the muzzles of rifles were used. However, the most reliable and effective way to get through it