Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Trench Raiding Club Mace - Medieval Type U.S. Badges Excellent used condition

Excellent used condition

Unfortunately the lower portion of the stamping is light

Barrel and action retain about some original case hardening and matured beautifully

Genuine world war one French manufactured entrenching shovels are very hard to find

Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Trench Raiding Club Mace - Medieval Type U.S. Badges Excellent used conditionOriginal Item: Only One Available. Trench raiding clubs were homemade melee weapons used by both the Allies and the Central Powers during World War I. Clubs were used during nighttime trench raiding expeditions as a quiet and effective way of killing or wounding enemy soldiers. The clubs were usually made out of wood. It was common practice to fix a metal object at the striking end (e. g. an empty Mills bomb) in order to maximize the injury inflicted.