Original U.S. WWII Custom Knuckle Trench Knife Knife Made From 1899 Dated Krag Rifle Bayonet With Leather Sheath Category_Snider Rifle Accessories After a time

After a time

even the bolt

typically Dutch light colored hardwood

showing a mostly bright finish with clear land and grooves

The interior of the helmet still has the original M31 leather liner

Original U.S. WWII Custom Knuckle Trench Knife Knife Made From 1899 Dated Krag Rifle Bayonet With Leather Sheath Category_Snider Rifle Accessories After a timeOriginal Item: Only One Available. A trench knife is a combat knife designed to kill or incapacitate an enemy at close quarters, such as in a trench or other confined area. It was developed as a close combat weapon for soldiers attacking enemy trenches during the First World War. An example of a World War I trench knife is the German Army's Nahkampfmesser (close combat knife). During the Second World War, the trench knife, by this time also called a