| Place | Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Albert Bapaume Area, Pozieres Area, Mouquet Farm |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | RELAWM08018 |
| Collection type | Technology |
| Object type | Edged weapon or club |
| Location | Main Bld: First World War Gallery: Western Front 1916: Weaponry |
| Place made | France |
| Date made | c August 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
German Trench Raiding Club : Sapper G C Morice ,1 Division Signals Company, AIF
Description
Improvised German wooden trench club with circular wooden handle. The handle features a pig skin leather wrist strap that is attached by using interlaced weaved leather. The knob is wrapped in a leather sleeve which has a woven pattern. There are no markings on the trench club.
History / Summary
German Army trench raiding club wrested from a German officer at Mouquet Farm in August 1916