Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by L. F. & C. with 1918 dated Steel Scabbard U.S. Machine Guns 3rd Motorized Signal Battalion

3rd Motorized Signal Battalion

with just some light wear and the expected oxidation from age and has a small blackened spot to the right of the crest

and carbine Buffington sight

was moved to positions in the Belebelka district of Novgorod Oblast in January 1944

Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by L. F. & C. with 1918 dated Steel Scabbard U.S. Machine Guns 3rd Motorized Signal BattalionOriginal 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.