Original U.S. Vietnam Reissue M1918 Mark I Trench Knife by AU LION with Replaced Blade & M8A1 Scabbard Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia NS64 indicating that indicating it

NS64 indicating that indicating it was manufactured by Vereinigte Deutsche Nikelwerke

Italian manufactured late WW2 period souvenir knife (not sharp) with a naked lady for a grip

and then over painted for police use

Bores are crisp but have seen use

Quite often the metal parts are also marked with Roman numerals

Original U.S. Vietnam Reissue M1918 Mark I Trench Knife by AU LION with Replaced Blade & M8A1 Scabbard Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia NS64 indicating that indicating itOriginal 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.