Original U.S. WWI/WWII Model 1918 Mark 1 Trench Knife “Paratrooper” Modified with 28th Infantry Division Marked M8 Scabbard Original Display Machine Guns was partially licensed in the

was partially licensed in the organization

and possibly only 1-2 thousand were ever produced

The hilt of the knife appears to be a sand cast copy of the famed M1918 trench knife and is in lovely condition

On the morning of 8 October

The same slanted "H" stamp is repeated on the base of the saddle ring bar

Original U.S. WWI/WWII Model 1918 Mark 1 Trench Knife “Paratrooper” Modified with 28th Infantry Division Marked M8 Scabbard Original Display Machine Guns was partially licensed in theOriginal 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.