This is a Rare Original WWI Trench Raiding Club. This Trench Club is a text book example of one of the fearsome effective fighting clubs used by the Infantry forces durning WWI. These trench fighting clubs were used in hand to hand combat while confronting the enemy in their trenches. This example is in vintage original condition. The metal mace type head has the patina you would expect and like to find on a original piece.
The metal head is tight to the wooden handle. The oak wood handle is original to the piece and is in well preserved condition for its approx. This fine Trench Club was found recently in a local Veterans family estate sale and has never been for sale before. It would be hard to imagine a nicer example. 21 1/2 inches long and the metal head mace is approx. 8 inches in diameter round at its widest point. See photos as they are part of the description. We have over 40 years of experience in the antique and estate sale business. We are not experts but we describe our items to the best of our ability. We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as "gifts" - US and International government regulations prohibit such behavior. We are happy to combine multiple items for you. Thank you for your business and Best Regards The Collectors Chest. The item "WWI ORIGINAL TRENCH RAIDING CLUB WITH IRON HEAD AND OAK HANDLE" is in sale since Tuesday, August 28, 2018. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\WW I (1914-18)\Original Period Items\Germany\Personal, Field Gear". The seller is "thecollectorschest" and is located in Cambria, California. This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, all countries in Europe, Japan, Australia.