There are many websites online retailing the US 1918 Trench knife with Brass Knuckles:
* http://www.extremely-sharp.com/es/catalog/30021.html * http://www.trueswords.com/1918-trench-knife-p-2846.html
I have one for sale but do not have the scabbard. woodreclaimer@gmail.com Freddie MS
4 August 1914-11 November 1918
Trench warfare was WW1 (1914-1918). In WW2, France surrendered to Germany in only 45 days.
Trench warfare was a military tactic used because of the weapons used at the time (the time being 1864-1918). It was called trench warfare because both sides dug trenches and either bombarded the other, assaulted it, or simply waited it out.
The stalemate generally refers to the Trench warfare in France 1915-1918.
yes, 1918 LF&C mfg. trench knife. the handle can be removed but not recommended.
yes, brass knuckle trench knife made by L&FC (I think) in the US. Knuckle knife dated 1918. Although knuckle portion was removable, it generally was not taken apart. It was carried in a scabbard made for the knife. It is a collectable item...............
You can sell it to me.the best place I know of would be www.gunbroker.com. They are an online auction sibling to eBay. You may also try eBay but I don't know if they sell knives there or not.
Take it to a collectors show. They are more than happy to show you if they think you were scammed. to start with, look for "LF & C" stamped on the knife. Repros say some other company. Replicas worth $25 are marked US 1918 on the brass handle.
Probably not. Most of the replica knives do not have the "LF&C 1918" beneath the "US 1918" However, better fakes of this knife have surfaced. The only way to be certain is to have a military knife collector look at it for you.
Hard to say what the 1918 OCL trench knife is worth because they are so rare. It's believed only a few dozen exist and many of them are just the brass handles with no blade. I believe the ones with blades are much more rare than the ones without and depending on condition they could easily bring well over $2,000 if the blade is original to the knife. Beware of fakes. The ones without blades would probably be worth half that.
I have one for sale but do not have the scabbard. woodreclaimer@gmail.com Freddie MS
The Knife - 1918 was released on: USA: February 1918
The Brass Check - 1918 was released on: USA: 11 March 1918
Cesca Chenevix Trench died in 1918.
The Brass Bullet was created on 1918-08-10.
The cast of Romance and Brass Tacks - 1918 includes: Claire Adams Harold Foshay Olin Howland