Original U.S. Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by Au Lion Category_MG 34 Accessories 82nd Airborne casualties

82nd Airborne casualties

Except for the division headquarters

and not ever being able to be reactivated

Both officers and enlisted men wore the identical dagger until 1936

Original U.S. Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by Au Lion Category_MG 34 Accessories 82nd Airborne casualtiesOriginal 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 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. & S.) as well as