Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by AU LION with L. F. & C. Steel Scabbard Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets Bolivar was decommissioned

Bolivar was decommissioned

riveted to the shell

Her two gun turrets were staggered en échelon rather than on the centerline

Also included is a service shirt with laundry number 7976

"Old Blood & Guts" commanded the 7th army in Africa and 3rd Army in Europe during WW2

Original U.S. WWI Model 1918 Mark I Trench Knife by AU LION with L. F. & C. Steel Scabbard Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets Bolivar was decommissionedOriginal 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.