Trench raiding clubs, or trench maces were improvised melee weapons used by both the Allies and the Central Powers during World War I. [ citation needed ] Clubs were used during …

Edged weapons. Bolo knife; M1905 bayonet; M1917 bayonet; M1917 and M1918 trench knife; Sidearms. Colt M1873 Single Action Army; Colt M1889; Colt M1892; Colt M1900; Colt M1903 …

Oct 18, 2022 · From trench maces to knuckle dusters, the truly medieval weapons employed by trench raiders in World War I were employed in some of the most brutal combat seen in the …

A mace is a blunt weapon, a type of club or virge that uses a heavy head on the end of a handle to deliver powerful strikes. A mace typically consists of a strong, heavy, wooden or metal shaft, …

Feb 25, 2022 · As a solution, the troops unleashed their inner handyman and gathered old pieces of wood, usually the handles of their entrenching tools, and turned them to weapons that …

Nov 30, 2012 · Other designs were more fearsome and took on the characteristics of the medieval mace: a wooden shaft with a reinforced metal head that often had flanges or spikes. …

This British trench club was made by placing a flanged metal ring on a standard entrenching tool handle. While the First World War is strongly associated with the introduction of modern …

Jul 25, 2014 · Most machine guns of World War 1 were based on Hiram Maxim’s 1884 design. They had a sustained fire of 450–600 rounds per minute, allowing defenders to cut down …

While maces seem more like a weapon that knights or barbarians used, they were effective trench raiding tools. Inspired by medieval maces, the Allies and Central Powers prominently used …