French trench club/stick (WEA 3068) The specialized nature of trench warfare, as it developed during the First World War, spawned a variety of new weapons. Many of these, such as clubs and knives intended for close quarter fighting, recalled more primitive eras of warfare.
This exotic looking weapon is described in the original accession register of 1917 as a ‘Casse Boche’ with the suggestion that it was used by the French in the 2… Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30003228