Place | Europe: France, Nord Pas de Calais, Pas de Calais, Bethune |
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Accession Number | RELAWM03760 |
Collection type | Technology |
Object type | Edged weapon or club |
Location | Main Bld: First World War Gallery: Western Front 1916: Weaponry |
Date made | c 1916 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
German Raiding Club
Description
German Raiding Club. Plain wooden ball end club having a diameter of 78 mm and slightly tapered shaft with a hole near the end for a wrist strap.
History / Summary
This club was found in the Bethune sector in 1917 by the Third Tunneling Company, Australian Engineers.