Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Zeitzunder Grenade Trench Raiding Club Snider Rifle overall an excellent example of

overall an excellent example of the classic eye piece for German infantry officers during WW2

Rodney played a major role in the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck in May 1941

as originally produced was manufactured with an 8" stiletto blade and had an overall length of about 13 1/4"

and rear flaps

Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Zeitzunder Grenade Trench Raiding Club Snider Rifle overall an excellent example ofOriginal 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.