Original U.S. WWI Cut-Down Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by L. F. & C. with Matching Cut-Down Steel Scabbard British Edged Weapons 3/17th Cavalry in 1969

3/17th Cavalry in 1969

a formal successor did not enter commercial production until 1999

The front and rear sight are still present

With the outbreak of the Korean war

which matches the P 三 一 三 (P 313) marked on the end of the tsuka

Original U.S. WWI Cut-Down Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by L. F. & C. with Matching Cut-Down Steel Scabbard British Edged Weapons 3/17th Cavalry in 1969Original 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.