The Mark I trench knife is an American trench knife designed by officers of the American Expeditionary Force for close combat use in the trenches of the First World War. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Weapon Class Introduced Year Classification
Service Status Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)Sword / Polearm / Bladed 1 Connections
Operated By
Source Wikipedia: Mark I trench knife
Source Wikipedia: Mark I trench knife
Used In
Source Wikipedia: Mark I trench knife
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1. Wikipedia: Mark I trench knife
- Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
- Weapon class (sword-polearm-blade) is a pre-industrial/melee weapon type by its own nature per the entity's own sourced description text; not carried in current active military service.
Lead section
M1917 and the slightly improved M1918 trench knives designed by Henry Disston & Sons of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Operated By: French Armed Forces, Users section
France
Operated By: United States Armed Forces, Users section
United States
Used In: World War II, Wikipedia article text
During World War II, stocks of Mark I knives were released for issue to army units with a need for a close-combat fighting knife, though the number of Mark I used was limited.
In Group: Daggers and Knives, Lead sentence
The Mark I trench knife is an American trench knife designed by officers of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) for use in World War I.
View the Source2. Wikipedia (German): Mark 1 (Grabendolch)
Wikipedia (German)Lead / history textQuote, Lead / history text
Der Mark 1 ist ein Grabendolch der US-amerikanischen Streitkräfte aus dem Jahr 1918.
Wikidata: Mark I trench knife
Wikidata Q16950668, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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