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Item Name: FS/FT WWI Trench Knife M1917
Location: Marietta
Zip Code: 30066
Item is for: Sale or Trade
Sale Price: $450
Trade Value or Items Looking For: $450
May Trade (+/- Cash) For Pre 1898 Firearms, OD or FDE Glock 9mm, Colt or S&W Snubby, S&W Performance Center, Military shotguns WW1 or WW2, Gold or Silver Coins
Willing to Ship: No
Bill of Sale Required?: No
Item Description: With the introduction of trench warfare, during WWI, a new weapon was needed in order to fight effectively in such close quarters. Enter the trench knife.
The M1917, America’s first trench knife, combined three killing tools in one. The blade of the weapon was triangular which meant it could only be used for stabbing, but it inflicted terrible wounds.
Triangular stab wounds were so gruesome that they were eventually banned by the Geneva Conventions in 1949 because they cause undue suffering. The knife also had a “knuckle duster” hand guard mounted with spikes in order to deliver maximum damage with a punching attack. Finally, the knife had a “skull crusher” pommel on the bottom in order to smash the enemy’s head with a downward attack.
This ACC knife is in excellent condition...
Pictures:
View attachment 1069781
Item Name: FS/FT WWI Trench Knife M1917
Location: Marietta
Zip Code: 30066
Item is for: Sale or Trade
Sale Price: $450
Trade Value or Items Looking For: $450
May Trade (+/- Cash) For Pre 1898 Firearms, OD or FDE Glock 9mm, Colt or S&W Snubby, S&W Performance Center, Military shotguns WW1 or WW2, Gold or Silver Coins
Willing to Ship: No
Bill of Sale Required?: No
Item Description: With the introduction of trench warfare, during WWI, a new weapon was needed in order to fight effectively in such close quarters. Enter the trench knife.
The M1917, America’s first trench knife, combined three killing tools in one. The blade of the weapon was triangular which meant it could only be used for stabbing, but it inflicted terrible wounds.
Triangular stab wounds were so gruesome that they were eventually banned by the Geneva Conventions in 1949 because they cause undue suffering. The knife also had a “knuckle duster” hand guard mounted with spikes in order to deliver maximum damage with a punching attack. Finally, the knife had a “skull crusher” pommel on the bottom in order to smash the enemy’s head with a downward attack.
This ACC knife is in excellent condition...
Pictures:
View attachment 1069781
