Guns International #: 101616141
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Guns International #: 101616141
Category - Edged Weapons Post 1900
- Knives - Military US
US MODEL 1918 MARK I TRENCH KNIFE
1918 MARK I TRENCH KNIFE
WWI KNUCKLE KNIFE
US 1918 MARK I TRENCH KNIFE
Description: US MODEL 1918 KNUCKLE TRENCH KNIFE. WWI TRENCH KNIFE. UNIQUE, NAMED PRESENTATION 1918 MK I KNUCKLE KNIFE…SEE PICS. THE ORIGINAL GRIP HAS BEEN CAREFULLY GROUND, POLISHED (AND PLATED?) AND ENGRAVED “HARRY KELLY” “AEF” “FRANCE” “1918”...SEE PICS. THE GRIP IS ALSO STAMPED “01”, WHICH MATCHES THE SAME NUMBER “01” ON THE BLADE…SEE PICS. THE 6 5/8” STEEL BLADE HAS BEEN BRIGHTLY PLATED. A SMALL SPOT OF PLATING LOSS SHOWS THE ORIGINAL STEEL BLADE UNDERNEATH…SEE PICS. THE BLADE REMAINS VERY SHARP, AND WITH AN EXCELLENT TIP!!…SEE PICS. THE ORIGINAL POMMEL NUT HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A DECORATIVE “BALL”, ALSO POLISHED (AND PLATED?)...SEE PICS. THE ORIGINAL STEEL SHEATH HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A WOOD SCABBARD, WITH BRASS (OR COPPER?) BANDS, WHICH PERFECTLY FITS THE BLADE…SEE PICS. THE SHEATH AND KNIFE HAVE BEEN TOGETHER FOR SOME TIME, INDICATED BY THE HEAVY PATINA ON THE METAL SCABBARD BANDS...SEE PICS. THE MODIFICATIONS TO THE KNIFE, AND THE REPLACEMENT SCABBARD, WERE MOST LIKELY PERFORMED AFTER HARRY KELLY RETURNED FROM FRANCE IN WWI. THIS KNIFE WAS EITHER PRESENTED TO HARRY KELLY (RANK UNKNOWN) AS A GIFT…OR WAS CREATED BY HARRY KELLY AS A REMEMBRANCE (MEMENTO) OF HIS SERVICE TIME WITH THE AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE IN FRANCE DURING WWI IN 1918. IN ANY CASE, IT IS A VERY ATTRACTIVE BIT OF US HISTORY FROM A SOLDIER NAMED HARRY KELLY WHO SERVED IN FRANCE DURING WWI. PRICE $1175.00 Price: $1,095.00 Contact Seller |
Guns International #: 101616141
Guns International #: 101616141