Trench Knife

The trench knife is a multi-purpose tool issued to soldiers in the army.

Mechanics & Inner Workings

Sharp Edge

The thin blade bleeds into its serrated edge for a far more devastating cut.

Large Flat Face

The tip of the trench knife cannot always retain its sharp point, but the additional mass behind it grants extra force when piercing a target.

Serrated Knuckle Guard

A specialized feature to protect the fingers and add force to strikes during hand-to-hand fighting.

Manufacturing process

1. A rough shape is cut from high quality steel that includes the core of the handle area
2. Shape the edges with a grinder
3. Heat the blade to a critical temperature and then quench in oil or water to harden
4. Temper the blade in an oven to reduce brittleness and improve toughness
5. Secure the handle finishing
   • Option to attach a pommel spike to the end of the handle
6. Smooth any rough edges on the blade and handle
7. Polish or coat the blade to protect it from corrosion

Significance

Survival

The knife has been adapted multiple unintended uses by resourceful and desperate soldiers. Soldiers have:

• constructed whole campsites using the serrated part as a saw and the blade to dig trenches
• heated the blade in their fires to utilize the flat surface as a portable grill for cooking meat

Combat

Trench knives are specifically designed for close-quarters combat in cramped environments; so as to more easily conceal themselves.
Although, the trench knife is suitable only for slashing, not stabbing.

Item type

Weapon, Melee

Manufacturer

Clockwork Church

Rarity

Fairly Common

Dimensions

6 - 8 in long