Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by AU LION with Steel Scabbard MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets one had to remove the

one had to remove the safety pin

We assumed this is a Zenith order number and then there is a second ink stamped number that reads:

In Treue Fest

Lommell went to work destroying the guns

The back apron is marked with the German last name Langner in yellow paint

Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by AU LION with Steel Scabbard MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets one had to remove theOriginal 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.