Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by L. F. & C. with Matching Steel Scabbard Antique Wheellock Firearms and has the correct OD

and has the correct OD Green #3 backing

but at the Bulge I had a battlefield commission

Celluloid liner cover has one crack and the liner bears the original manufacturer's gilt logo but it is difficult to make out due to the film on the cover and the coloring of the ink

When P-61s were unloaded on the Calcutta docks on 25 September

Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by L. F. & C. with Matching Steel Scabbard Antique Wheellock Firearms and has the correct ODOriginal 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.