Original WWI German or British Crude Wooden Trench Club - 15” Long U.S. Military Maps HOLSTE & Co

HOLSTE & Co

which is in great lightly used condition with the stitching intact

" using steel from Samuel Osborne & Co Ltd "O"

making this a very nice kit that is at least partially

SIEPER & SÖHNE

Original WWI German or British Crude Wooden Trench Club - 15” Long U.S. Military Maps HOLSTE & CoOriginal Item. One of a Kind. With the adoption of Trench Warfare in 1914, the stalemate became intolerable, so the practice of "Trench Raids" was introduced. Taking place at night, these involved a raiding party crossing NO MANS LAND and entering into the enemy's trench system to take a few prisoners for interrogation. Clearly these were covert operations and the use of firearms was impossible, so the Army reverted to almost Medieval tactics of using