A very scarce edged weapon from the WWI era in good condition
Later the same year on August 15th the Battalion was redesignated the 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion of the 82nd Airborne Division
The explosive charge contained 3 oz (85 g) of picric acid (more powerful but less safe explosive than TNT)
New Jersey
The back in nicely maker marked:
Original U.S. WWI 1918 His Home Over There YMCA Poster by Albert Herter MG 34 A very scarce edged weaponOriginal Item: Only One Available. Albert Herter (March 2, 1871 February 15, 1950) was an American painter, illustrator, muralist, and interior designer. He was born in New York City, studied at the Art Students League with James Carroll Beckwith, then in Paris with Jean Paul Laurens and Fernand Cormon. Herter had an extraordinary early career, at age 19 receiving an honorable mention at the Paris Salon (1890, La Femme de Buddha), and winning prizes