Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Spring Handle Trench Raiding Mace with Original Leather Lanyard - Similar Example in Volume II of “At Arms Length: Trench Clubs and Maces” by David F. Machnicki MG 34 Reciever Assembly Breast 38 Inches

Breast 38 Inches

which is an ancient masonic symbol

Though he's known almost exclusively for his famous series of children's books

The kolpak’s color and the silver-toned wappen enable us to identify it as an officer’s busby from the 8th (1st Westphalian) Hussars "Emperor Nicholas II of Russia" Regiment designated in German as the Husaren-Regt

though the bright steel is now stained in many areas

Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Spring Handle Trench Raiding Mace with Original Leather Lanyard - Similar Example in Volume II of “At Arms Length: Trench Clubs and Maces” by David F. Machnicki MG 34 Reciever Assembly Breast 38 InchesOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is an outstanding original Austro Hungarian WWI spring handle trench raiding mace purchased directly from the personal collection of David F. Machnicki, author of At Arm's Length: Trench Clubs & Maces, Volume II. A near identical example is illustrated and described on page 32 of Volume II. A printed copy of the page in Volume II will accompany the mace for reference. The page image is copyrighted material and is