Original U.S. WWI UNISSUED M1917 Trench Knife by L.F. & C dated 1917 With Cardboard Shipping Tube and Scabbard by Jewell dated 1918 Lanchester SMG rifled mortar barrels impart spin

rifled mortar barrels impart spin to projectiles as they move up the barrel

as the bore is in very good condition

having been stored inside the scabbard for decades

That being the case then maybe this once belonged to the Spanish Inquisition

They have a fine black patina

Original U.S. WWI UNISSUED M1917 Trench Knife by L.F. & C dated 1917 With Cardboard Shipping Tube and Scabbard by Jewell dated 1918 Lanchester SMG rifled mortar barrels impart spinOriginal Item: Only One Available. This excellent condition Model 1917 trench knife has a wood handle, triangular stiletto blade, and leather scabbard with standard GI Pistol belt hook attachment and even the original cardboard tube which was put over the blade before being issued! The top of the guard is is nicely marked: U. S. L. F. & C. 1917 Landers, Frary, and Clark (L. F. & C.) began in 1853 as Landers & Smith Manufacturing Company, and in 1862