Original WW1 The Somme Pozieres Battle / Western Front Era British Field Made ‘Hob Nail’ Heavy Steel Weighted Trench Fighting Club. Sn 21539 Antiques & Militaria

Original WW1 The Somme Pozieres Battle / Western Front Era British Field Made ‘Hob Nail’ Heavy Steel Weighted Trench Fighting Club. Sn 21539 - 21539

During WW1 Military Units on both sides improvised their own trench warfare weapons which they saw as being of more use than issued weapons, when fighting hand to hand. This is an original, WW1 British Trench Club originating from Pozieres (the Battle of Pozières (23 July – 3 September 1916) took place in northern France around the village of Pozières, during the Battle of the Somme). The club measures 23 ½” overall length. The top of the wood shaft has a heavy cylindrical 2 ¼” weight studded around the top edge with steel boot ‘hob nails’. The broom handle wood shaft has surface knocks and bumps. The weighted head and hob nails are all secure. The price for this hard to find reminder of the brutal nature of trench warfare includes UK delivery. Sn 21539 (storeroom middle shelves near bells)

£275.00