Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Flexible Steel Wire Trench Raiding Club - Personal Collection David Machnicki Author of At Arm's Length Series Japanese Military Maps next to a large letter

next to a large letter A:

this was often over painted in a desert tan color which has a tendency to rub off

but this was removed to reveal Original German WWII date and letter codes: 43 btm 147 b

His chief interest remained aviation however

Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Flexible Steel Wire Trench Raiding Club - Personal Collection David Machnicki Author of At Arm's Length Series Japanese Military Maps next to a large letterOriginal Item: One of a kind. Purchased directly from David F. Machnicki, the author of At Arm's Length Trench Club book Series. We were told that this club will be featured in the upcoming Volume three of the series This trench club (Nahkampfkeule) features a pear shaped iron head mounted to the top of a 12 mm diameter steel wire cable (wire rope as opposed to the more commonly used steel springs). A set of six 4. 0 mm diameter wire cables were