Original U.S. WWII Italian-Made M1918 Trench Knife Style Brass Knuckle Trench Knife with Blade Similar to M.V.S.N. Fighting Dagger & Recycled WWI Austro-Hungarian WWI Trench Knife Scabbard Gun Parts the reverse with a barrel

the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch

This helmet is a fine example and still retains all of its original WW2 parts and the shell has all original "corked" grain paint with four original red crosses inside white circles

raised on 29 June 1682 and garrisoned in Ingolstadt

throughout World War II

Original U.S. WWII Italian-Made M1918 Trench Knife Style Brass Knuckle Trench Knife with Blade Similar to M.V.S.N. Fighting Dagger & Recycled WWI Austro-Hungarian WWI Trench Knife Scabbard Gun Parts the reverse with a barrelOriginal Item: Only One Available. Trench knives, also called knuckle knives, were created to use in close quarters combat, during WWI, when the fighting was taking place primarily in the trenches. They became important weapons in a style of warfare that depended on overtaking an enemys trench line. Both the Allied and Axis forces continued to use them during WWII and improved on the original design as seen here. This is a very interesting theater