Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by L.F. & C with Matching Scabbard - WWII Reissue Paratrooper Modified Type Category_Feed Block Assembly The troops moved up behind

The troops moved up behind the tanks to about 200 yards from the first building

The inner skirt is maker marked with stamping into the steel

The compromise was the P-1842 bayonet known as the Lovell bayonet that required a different catch mechanism on the weapon

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It still has the original phosphate finish fully intact

Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by L.F. & C with Matching Scabbard - WWII Reissue Paratrooper Modified Type Category_Feed Block Assembly The troops moved up behindOriginal 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.