Can I See Your Trench Knives?

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

I'll start with mine; A U.S. 1917, made by L.F.&C. No scabbard.

[Nick Hessens]

Nice trench knife! Thanks for showing.

Regards

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

Nice trench knife! Thanks for showing.

Regards

Thanks! Do you have any? And I am talking in general.

[Nick Hessens]

Thanks! Do you have any? And I am talking in general.

No, I only have a relic butcher bayo; cut down to trench knife.

Regards

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

No, I only have a relic butcher bayo; cut down to trench knife.

Regards

Pretty neat.

[Andrew]

i'll add a few of mine. here is my LF&C knuckle duster. and an odd one that i cant find any info on.

[Andrew]

U.S. M-3 with M-6 scabbard.
german boot knife
spanish commando knife

[GIZMO8Z]

Wow Andrew, the 2nd one you posted looks like a custom, trench made jobber. To me, stuff like that are works of art considering the conditions they were being made under and the fact that under fire, a lot of supplies and fabrication materials aren't readily available.

I'd love to get my hands on a knuckle duster... those things are so MEAN looking!

Great knives, all!

[lithgow]

Soldiers not actually in combat in the field have large amounts of time and little to do with it-making 'trench art' and more practical extra weapons is/was a common thing to do-machining facilities are usually available at or near to the front and various 'raw materials' like broken bayos, brass, wood etc all over the place-and that's before you start to get to official issue stuff!

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

Nice collection Andrew!