Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Zeitzunder Grenade Trench Raiding Club U.S. Field Gear Purple Heart

Purple Heart

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these are ready to exhibit in their original Band of Brothers camo paint

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Offered in very condition with all original brass snaps and buckles in fully functional condition

Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Zeitzunder Grenade Trench Raiding Club U.S. Field Gear Purple HeartOriginal Item: Only One Available. Trench raiding clubs were homemade melee weapons used by both the Allies and the Central Powers during World War I. Clubs were used during nighttime trench raiding expeditions as a quiet and effective way of killing or wounding enemy soldiers. The clubs were usually made out of wood. It was common practice to fix a metal object at the striking end (e. g. an empty Mills bomb) in order to maximize the injury inflicted.