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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 ...
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.
The M3 trench knife was developed as a replacement for the World War I-era U.S. Mark I trench knife, primarily to conserve strategic metal resources. [6] [7] [4] [8] [9] [5] The M3 would also replace the Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife or OSS dagger in U.S. service in 1944.
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.)
Garland trench mortar; Livens Projector; Newton 6-inch mortar; Stokes mortar; Vickers 1.57-inch mortar; Projectile weapons. Leach Trench Catapult; Sauterelle; West Spring Gun; Anti-aircraft weapons. Maxim QF 1-pounder pom-pom; QF 2-pounder naval AA gun (Sixteen guns) QF 12-pounder 12 cwt AA gun; QF 13-pounder Mk IV AA gun (Six guns) QF 13 ...
M1917 155 mm Gun, a US-manufactured version of the French Canon de 155mm GPF in US service; M1917 155 mm Howitzer, the French Canon de 155 C modèle 1917 Schneider used in US service; M1917 Helmet, a modified version of the Brodie helmet; an update of the first version of the German Stahlhelm steel helmet; M1917 trench knife
In 1918, US infantry were issued with an improved and more waterproof 'Pershing boot' in an attempt to reduce casualties from trench foot. To the surprise of medical professionals at the time, there was no outbreak of typhus in the trenches of the Western Front, despite the cold and harsh conditions being perfect for the reproduction of body ...
The U.S. Army adopted the M3 Trench Knife in 1943 as its standard combat knife. [3] The M3 replaced the earlier World War I-vintage Mark I trench knife in combat service. [ 3 ] The M3 was a true combat knife, as it was designed solely for military use and was primarily intended as a fighting knife, though some compromises were made in the ...