Original U.S. WWI 1918 dated Trench Wire Cutters by DCHS Co. with Interwar Canvas Carrier Category_Feed Block Assembly Serial number 179724 is found

Serial number 179724 is found on the receiver below the maker mark

The S-mine had a great psychological effect on Allied forces because of its tendency to maim

It features a brass hilt with a "P guard"

The flag is also marked Gösch

We believe that the "543" in the markings indicates manufacturer in May of 1943

Original U.S. WWI 1918 dated Trench Wire Cutters by DCHS Co. with Interwar Canvas Carrier Category_Feed Block Assembly Serial number 179724 is foundOriginal Item: Only One Set Available. During "The Great War" in the trenches, one of the most common obstacles to forward progress was barbed wire. Miles and miles of suspended wire were strung along both sides, and there was no way out of "No Man's Land" without getting through it. Various devices such as explosives and complicated cutters mounted on the muzzles of rifles were used. However, the most reliable and effective way to get through it