Original U.S. WWII Airborne Theatre Made Custom Knuckle Push Knife Snider Rifle Parts and varying distance to target

and varying distance to target by adjusting the size of a variable chamber space inside the discharger mechanism

52 caliber cartridge

The reduced use metal was beneficial because it saved this valuable war resource for other uses

An interesting Regimental souvenir with many practical applications

Original U.S. WWII Airborne Theatre Made Custom Knuckle Push Knife Snider Rifle Parts and varying distance to targetOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a heavily adapted Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife which was reconfigured to be both a knuckle duster and a push knife. it was theatre made and used by an Airborne trooper during WWII. The soldier's name was Private First Class Ray W. Wilson. We had a grouping of his in 2016 and through that connection we were able to source a few more pieces including this incredible custom knife. The knife is not named in anyway,