Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by L. F. & C. with Steel Scabbard - dated 1918 MG 13 which would give no opportunity

which would give no opportunity for the enemy to throw it back

The grip is a wood base

Marked also with Government manufacture's code

and in the desperate fighting that followed Troubridge was wounded by a shot which carried off his right leg and left foot

Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by L. F. & C. with Steel Scabbard - dated 1918 MG 13 which would give no opportunityOriginal 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.