knife
Report a Mistake- Object Number 19880001-628.1
- Event 1914-1919 First World War
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer --
- Date Made --
- Place of Use Continent - Europe, Country - France
- Category Tools and equipment for science and technology
- Sub-category Armament, edged
- Department Arms and Technology
- Museum CWM
- Brand Name / Model Trench Knife
- Materials Steel, Mammal leather
- Service Component French Army
- Measurements Height 2.5 cm, Length 20.5 cm, Width 5.0 cm
- Caption Knives
- Additional Information A fighting knife was not part of a soldier's regular equipment, but many bought them privately for use in the narrow trenches, where rifles and bayonets were awkward.