Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by L. F. & C. with Steel Scabbard Price_$220 - $990 It was quickly surpassed however

It was quickly surpassed however

A lightened and thus more portable version of the MG 08 — by "stepping-down" the upper rear and lower forward corners of the original MG 08's rectangular-outline receiver and breech assembly — was tested as a prototype in 1915 by a team of weapon designers under the direction of a Colonel Friedrich von Merkatz—the MG 08/15

Berlin-Suhler Waffen- & Fahrzeugwerke

and mopping up the enemy in Muhlen Woods

Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by L. F. & C. with Steel Scabbard Price_$220 - $990 It was quickly surpassed howeverOriginal 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.