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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. It has a 6.75 in (17.1 cm) double-edged dagger blade useful for both thrusting and slashing strokes, unlike previous U.S. trench knives such as the M1917 and M1918.
In 1918, Captain Rupert Hughes of the U.S. Army submitted a patent application for a specialized automatic-opening trench knife of his own design, the Hughes Trench Knife. [17] This was a curious device consisting of a folding spring-loaded knife blade attached to a handle which fastened to the back of the hand and was secured by a leather ...
Clou Français (Nail knife) Lebel M1886/14 poignard baïonnette (Dagger bayonet) M1882 le sabre d'officier d'infanterie (Sword) M1916 couteau poignard (Knife dagger, also known as Le Vengeur) Sidearms. Browning FN M1900; Chamelot–Delvigne M1873 and M1874; Colt M1892; Colt M1911; Ruby M1914; Saint Étienne M1892; Savage M1907; Smith & Wesson ...
The 1st Australian Division and the 4th Australian Division, had a strength of some 6,800 men and in the course of the day captured 4,243 prisoners, 76 guns, 300 machine-guns and 30 trench mortars. They took all their objectives and advanced to a distance of about 3 miles (4.8 km) on a 4 miles (6.4 km) front.
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Mauser 1918 T-Gewehr; M1918M1 155mm Gun, US-made version of French Canon de 155mm GPF; M1918 155mm Howitzer, US-made version of French Canon de 155 C modèle 1917 Schneider; M1918 trench knife; M1918 Stahlhelm helmet (Under the old model-year nomenclature system many different pieces of equipment had the same model number.)
Detail of a British trench map of Bellicourt. The canal tunnel is coloured red. The Hindenburg Line runs west of the tunnel and east of the canal cutting. Map showing the operations of U.S. 27th and 30th Divisions affiliated to Australian Corps as part of British Fourth Army during the Battle of St Quentin Canal, 29 September 1918.
The Australian Imperial Force in France During the Main German Offensive, 1918. The Official History of Australia in the War of 1914–1918. Vol. V (8th ed.). Sydney: Angus and Robertson. OCLC 17648469. Coulthard-Clark, Chris (1998). Where Australians Fought: The Encyclopaedia of Australia's Battles (1st ed.). St Leonards, New South Wales ...