Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Trench Raiding Club With Shrapnel Damage Category_Receiver both Carpenter and Sabalauski received

both Carpenter and Sabalauski received the Distinguished Service Cross

The liner and chin strap are in good condition

Note: We’ve added a helmet

Air Medal Ribbon with TWO Oak Leaf Clusters Signifying MULTIPLE AWARDS

This side is dated 1943

Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Trench Raiding Club With Shrapnel Damage Category_Receiver both Carpenter and Sabalauski receivedOriginal 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.