Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Trench Raiding Club With Shrapnel Damage U.S. Ammo The set is in excellent

The set is in excellent condition complete with installed clear lens and original box

It seems functional but we don't know how exactly how to play

It was necessary to make several changes in the loading or assembling before the flares would function properly

led to the introduction of the Type 22 in 1889

Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Trench Raiding Club With Shrapnel Damage U.S. Ammo The set is in excellentOriginal 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.