Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Flexible Steel Wire Trench Raiding Club - Personal Collection David Machnicki Author of At Arm's Length Series Japanese Military Maps Deliveries were more and more

Deliveries were more and more affected by the advance of Allied troops from January 1945 on

It has twine wrapped around it to attach to clothing or possibly around the waist

This refers to the Second Battle of Heligoland Bight involving the British and German Navies

but this was removed to reveal Original German WWII date and letter codes: 43 btm 147 b

His chief interest remained aviation however

Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Flexible Steel Wire Trench Raiding Club - Personal Collection David Machnicki Author of At Arm's Length Series Japanese Military Maps Deliveries were more and moreOriginal Item: One of a kind. Purchased directly from David F. Machnicki, the author of At Arm's Length Trench Club book Series. We were told that this club will be featured in the upcoming Volume three of the series This trench club (Nahkampfkeule) features a pear shaped iron head mounted to the top of a 12 mm diameter steel wire cable (wire rope as opposed to the more commonly used steel springs). A set of six 4. 0 mm diameter wire cables were