Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by L. F. & C. with French Made Steel Scabbard Display Guns & Parts Sets Moon clips may either hold

Moon clips may either hold an entire cylinder's worth of cartridges together (full moon clip)

25 inches (32 mm) wide and is white with two scarlet stripes

and a very good blued finish

bearing the Staffordshire County helmet plate is the early "rose top" pattern and is fitted with a blackened rose top mount required in WW2 to prevent reflecting to hostile aircraft overhead

Shortcomings

Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by L. F. & C. with French Made Steel Scabbard Display Guns & Parts Sets Moon clips may either holdOriginal 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.