Description
1945 engraved on
Interior surfaces are excellent
The dirk is of magnificent curved style with engravings on the 11-inch blade of an anchor and crown over G
with a brass front plate
remnants of the 1st Parachute Battalion
Original German WWI Spring Handle Trench Raiding Mace - Similar Example in Book At Arm's Length Volume 1 French Uniforms 1945 engraved onOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is an outstanding trench raiding mace, this exact model being featured in David F. Machnickis At Arm's Length Trench Clubs and Knives (Vol. 1) on both the cover and on page 42! Please note that the attached page image from the book is copyrighted material and the use of the page is done by permission of the author. This is not the exact example found in the book, but it is the exact same model. This example of a