1917 trench knife

[rice 123]

T thought the 1918 trench knife saw more service during WW11 the 1918 has brass knuckles and a knife blade the 1917 had a long triangular blade and a hand guard

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[gew8805]

T thought the 1918 trench knife saw more service during WW11 the 1918 has brass knuckles and a knife blade the 1917 had a long triangular blade and a hand guard

Both the M1917 and the M1918 did.

I have two unissued M1917s that came out of a Virginia National Guard Armory in the late 1950s or early 1960s along with some other bits.