Original French WWI Trench Made Large Folding Knife with Aluminum and Brass Handle U.S. Ordnance Tests proved

Tests proved

the 315th Infantry started its advance across No Man's Land when the last elements of the 314th Infantry had passed a thousand meters beyond the jumping-off point

Remain on original chain but both of the tags and the chain have obvious areas of corrosion due to being worn for long periods of time while sweating

1943 and was wounded in action on D-Day June 6

Original French WWI Trench Made Large Folding Knife with Aluminum and Brass Handle U.S. Ordnance Tests provedOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This quite the menacing item, a large folding knife clearly "Trench Made" by a French WW1 Infantryman to pass the time, but also intended for serious use in the hand to hand trench warfare. It measures an impressive 17 1 2" when in the opened position, with a 7 1 2" curved trailing edge blade. When locked closed it measures 10" overall in length. It appears to be made from Aluminum frame sides mounted with this nasty