THE BAWIDAMANN WW1 TRENCH CLUB "SOMME STICK"

Modeled after an original WW1 British Trench Club complete with Made in England hobnails.

Handcrafted. Brutal. Beautiful.
These are not the easiest things to make.  
Made for the serious WW1 period piece enthusiast.
A classic stick with "Old World Charm" 

Each one is made in the USA turned on a wood lathe. Lead poured by your truly.
Each one is a little different with imperfections of a hand made piece. just like the old days.

Made in the USA.

Ash wood
15.5 oz
18" long

TRENCH CLUB HISTORY
When the war stalled and the trenches closed in, modern weapons stopped being enough.
Early in the Great War, night raids became a necessity. Men crossed No Man’s Land quietly,
in small groups, moving through wire, mud, and narrow dugouts where rifles were long,
bayonets were awkward, and gunfire gave away position.
Silence mattered more than range. So soldiers adapted.
Clubs, maces, knives, and weighted sticks tools that would have been familiar centuries earlier returned to use.
Trench clubs were improvised from whatever was available: wood, lead, steel, hobnails. They were simple, brutal, and effective at arm’s length. 
This wasn’t nostalgia. It was practicality. In the dark, in tight spaces, the old ways worked.
Medieval melee came back because they were right for the job.
The trenches didn’t care what century it was.