Original British WWI Trench Raiding Club with Lead Core U.S. Badges The grip is hard leather

The grip is hard leather with a crisp checkering finish still remaining

On that infamous day

five hours prior to the seaborne landing

so needs to be handled carefully

or "muzzle brake")

Original British WWI Trench Raiding Club with Lead Core U.S. Badges The grip is hard leatherOriginal 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.