Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Trench Raiding Club Mace - circa 1915 Breda M-37 For night operation

For night operation

but all agreed he could not have met a better end

so the barrel is held in place with only the cleaning rod

It is constructed of gray/green leather

The Manufacture Date is not legible unfortunately

Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Trench Raiding Club Mace - circa 1915 Breda M-37 For night operationOriginal 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.