Original U.S. WWI & WWII Reissued Paratrooper Modified M1918 Mark I Trench Knife by AU LION with Steel Scabbard British Ordnance •- German manufactured maker’s code

•- German manufactured maker’s code with size marking 64 stamped on the interior of the shell found over the wearer’s left ear

which has a painted steel Patent Ritter belt hook on the back

and by inmates from nearby Mauthausen prison camp

lower frame

Original U.S. WWI & WWII Reissued Paratrooper Modified M1918 Mark I Trench Knife by AU LION with Steel Scabbard British Ordnance •- German manufactured maker’s codeOriginal 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.