Original U.S. Vietnam Reissue M1918 Mark I Trench Knife by AU LION with Replaced Blade & M8A1 Scabbard Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia Quite often the metal parts

Quite often the metal parts are also marked with Roman numerals

NS64 indicating that indicating it was manufactured by Vereinigte Deutsche Nikelwerke

and then over painted for police use

Requesting help from the 104th Infantry Division

The blade of this example measures about 27” in length

Original U.S. Vietnam Reissue M1918 Mark I Trench Knife by AU LION with Replaced Blade & M8A1 Scabbard Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia Quite often the metal partsOriginal 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.