Bobber Posted 8 May , 2021 Share Posted 8 May , 2021 Hi, my mate bought this today and we wondered if it could possibly be a ww1 trench club, a more recent creation or will we never know? Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve1871 Posted 8 May , 2021 Share Posted 8 May , 2021 Do not remember off hand, but there is a recent book, 1-3 years old on trench clubs, will look for title later. Both Germany and, ( I think Britain) officially made various types of these clubs for the same purpose. Raiders. Soldiers who sneaked into enemy trenches to capture, and maybe sabotage. Stealth was needed, so clubs became ideal and much needed. Many home made clubs, made from the trenches were also made, and hard to authenticate today. Your photo looks factory made Raiders capture to bring back to interrogate for intelligence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobber Posted 8 May , 2021 Author Share Posted 8 May , 2021 Cheers Steve. He said it looks like an adapted chair or table leg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnboy Posted 8 May , 2021 Share Posted 8 May , 2021 Looks like a chair leg to me. Any idea what the spikes are made of? They look quite new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobber Posted 8 May , 2021 Author Share Posted 8 May , 2021 He said they are metal spikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWF1967 Posted 8 May , 2021 Share Posted 8 May , 2021 19 minutes ago, johnboy said: Looks like a chair leg to me.. With signs of recently made saw marks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnboy Posted 8 May , 2021 Share Posted 8 May , 2021 Not the sort of thing to take on a trench raid. if carried in pocket it might bee hard to take it out. The spikes might get caught. If carried using wrist strap it might cause injury to carrier if he slipped over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve1871 Posted 8 May , 2021 Share Posted 8 May , 2021 Yea, you guy’s are right, looks like chair leg, Could be real trench club or anything else? I was looking mostly at the light rust/age look of the spikes/studs more than anything else. The “ trench made”, being home made, I would not be able to tell a real trench from anything else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wainfleet Posted 8 May , 2021 Share Posted 8 May , 2021 3 hours ago, johnboy said: Looks like a chair leg to me. Any idea what the spikes are made of? They look quite new +1. There's nothing to grip on at the "handle" end. That's got to be a recent creation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted 12 May , 2021 Share Posted 12 May , 2021 Would anyone really have considered assaulting an enemy trench with a chair leg? The studs look scary but I doubt that they add enough heft to make this a weapon capable of confidently knocking an enemy senseless at first swing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWF1967 Posted 12 May , 2021 Share Posted 12 May , 2021 On 09/05/2021 at 09:02, wainfleet said: That's got to be a recent creation. Very recent. After 100+ years, there is absolutely no dirt in the saw marks where the dowel has been cut flush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoopharted Posted 13 May , 2021 Share Posted 13 May , 2021 yup , some bored kid , and a frustrated mother who now owns a 3 leg'd kitchen table Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knittinganddeath Posted 13 May , 2021 Share Posted 13 May , 2021 56 minutes ago, hoopharted said: yup , some bored kid , and a frustrated mother who now owns a 3 leg'd kitchen table PLEASE DON'T GIVE MY SON IDEAS!!! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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