Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by L. F. & C. with French Made Steel Scabbard Display Guns & Parts Sets This carbine is marked with

This carbine is marked with serial number 16387 on the top side of the receiver

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

The interior celluloid sweat shield has become orange in color

moved from initial objective areas to positions on "the island" between the Waal and Rhine Rivers

Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by L. F. & C. with French Made Steel Scabbard Display Guns & Parts Sets This carbine is marked withOriginal 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.