Original U.S. WWII Italian-Made M1918 Trench Knife Style Brass Knuckle Trench Knife with Blade Similar to M.V.S.N. Fighting Dagger & Recycled WWI Austro-Hungarian WWI Trench Knife Scabbard Gun Parts which has a lovely flatwire

which has a lovely flatwire hand embroidered RAD shovelhead logo

the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch

This helmet is a fine example and still retains all of its original WW2 parts and the shell has all original "corked" grain paint with four original red crosses inside white circles

Treasury Poster WFD 958-A This poster was originally folded

Original U.S. WWII Italian-Made M1918 Trench Knife Style Brass Knuckle Trench Knife with Blade Similar to M.V.S.N. Fighting Dagger & Recycled WWI Austro-Hungarian WWI Trench Knife Scabbard Gun Parts which has a lovely flatwireOriginal Item: Only One Available. Trench knives, also called knuckle knives, were created to use in close quarters combat, during WWI, when the fighting was taking place primarily in the trenches. They became important weapons in a style of warfare that depended on overtaking an enemys trench line. Both the Allied and Axis forces continued to use them during WWII and improved on the original design as seen here. This is a very interesting theater