The next U . S . trench knife was the Mark I, which was designed by a board of U . S . Army officers to remedy certain deficiencies of the M1917 / 18.
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With the outbreak of the Second World War, the trench knife, by this time usually referred to as a " combat knife ", proved so useful that armies continued to develop and issue new designs.
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As the U . S . " Catalog of Standard Ordnance Items " of 1943 explained : " The Trench Knife M3 has been developed to fill the need in modern warfare for hand-to-hand fighting.
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As some of his comrades watched from their new position further down the ridge, Pililaau threw rocks at the attackers before charging at them, wielding his trench knife with one hand and punching with the other.
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The French lead in trench knife development was closely followed by the United States, which introduced three successive trench knife models-the M1917, M1918, and Mark I ( 1918 )-all based directly or indirectly upon previous French designs.
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The French lead in trench knife development was closely followed by the United States, which introduced three successive trench knife models-the M1917, M1918, and Mark I ( 1918 )-all based directly or indirectly upon previous French designs.
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There's William's old helmet, the Company G insignia on one side; his watch, long stopped; a pair of mittens with trigger fingers; belts; an ugly-looking trench knife; even an English-German dictionary about half the size of a pack of cigarettes.
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After the United States'entry into World War II, complaints arose from Army soldiers and Marines issued World War I-era bronze or alloy-handled trench knives such as the U . S . Mark I trench knife for use in hand-to-hand fighting.
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As the war went on, newer and more versatile blade-type trench knife patterns such as the double-edged dagger " Couteau Poignard Mle 1916 dit Le Vengeur " began to replace the " French Nail " and earlier stiletto-style trench knives.
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Pililaau fired his automatic weapon into the ranks of the assailants, threw all his grenades and, with ammunition exhausted, closed with the foe in hand-to-hand combat, courageously fighting with his trench knife and bare fists until finally overcome and mortally wounded.
