Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Trench Raiding Club Mace - circa 1915 Breda M-37 It is constructed of gray/green

It is constructed of gray/green leather

This information was part of the preparations for D-Day

but all agreed he could not have met a better end

so the barrel is held in place with only the cleaning rod

Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Trench Raiding Club Mace - circa 1915 Breda M-37 It is constructed of gray/greenOriginal 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.