Original French WWI Trench All Steel Fighting Knife - Le Nettoyer des Tranches British Machine Guns or more likely

or more likely

as used by the Allies on the Western Front

trained under Third Air Force in Florida

This is a very nice example of perhaps the most colorful of Britain's Lancer Chapka Helmets

A little more than a year later

Original French WWI Trench All Steel Fighting Knife - Le Nettoyer des Tranches British Machine Guns or more likelyOriginal Item: Only One Available. The development of TRENCH WARFARE in WW1 lead to many front line innovations. The British used field made TRENCH CLUBS and the French used field made TRENCH DAGGERS. This is a known example of the local front line production of a simple but effective dagger that French pressed into service. This particular style became known as "LE NETTOYER DES TRANCHES", which translates to : "THE CLEARER OF TRENCHES". Constructed