Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Trench Raiding Club Mace - circa 1915 Breda M-37 This carbine was based on

This carbine was based on Christian Sharps' patents of 1848 and 1852 and on Richard S

The Manufacture Date is not legible unfortunately

it gradually became more militarized and transformed into a paramilitary force

It is constructed of gray/green leather

Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Trench Raiding Club Mace - circa 1915 Breda M-37 This carbine was based onOriginal 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.