Original French WWI Trench All Steel Fighting Knife - Le Nettoyer des Tranches Discount Spaight made it through the

Spaight made it through the war and back to his home in Michigan and lived to the age of 93

The curved blade of this example is in good condition

in 7×57mm caliber

The small French Renault FT tanks they were equipped with found the going hard and many were lost or ran out of fuel crossing the battlefield – the Germans

Original French WWI Trench All Steel Fighting Knife - Le Nettoyer des Tranches Discount Spaight made it through theOriginal Item: Only One Available. The development of TRENCH WARFARE in WW1 lead to many front line innovations. The British used field made TRENCH CLUBS and the French used field made TRENCH DAGGERS. This is a known example of the local front line production of a simple but effective dagger that French pressed into service. This particular style became known as "LE NETTOYER DES TRANCHES", which translates to : "THE CLEARER OF TRENCHES". Constructed