Original U.S. WWI 1918 dated Trench Wire Cutters by DCHS Co. with Interwar Canvas Carrier Category_Feed Block Assembly It was issued to an

It was issued to an offer with bullion cross design to the crown and bullion embroidered number 27 to front

18/1743) over lot No

Early in WWI all quillions were officially removed from the long issue SMLE bayonets

Serial number 179724 is found on the receiver below the maker mark

We believe that the "543" in the markings indicates manufacturer in May of 1943

Original U.S. WWI 1918 dated Trench Wire Cutters by DCHS Co. with Interwar Canvas Carrier Category_Feed Block Assembly It was issued to anOriginal Item: Only One Set Available. During "The Great War" in the trenches, one of the most common obstacles to forward progress was barbed wire. Miles and miles of suspended wire were strung along both sides, and there was no way out of "No Man's Land" without getting through it. Various devices such as explosives and complicated cutters mounted on the muzzles of rifles were used. However, the most reliable and effective way to get through it