Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by L. F. & C. with 1918 dated Steel Scabbard German Field Gear and ten Japanese sailing vessels

and ten Japanese sailing vessels

bombing Belgrade and Athens (on 15 April)

There is also a stock cartouche by the lock screws that appears to read T

This set looks to have been used post war

Scabbard retains around 70% of the original paint

Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by L. F. & C. with 1918 dated Steel Scabbard German Field Gear and ten Japanese sailing vesselsOriginal 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.