The Germans, French, Canadians, Americans, and others all eventually had their own versions of the trench knife. They proved unwieldy in the tight trenches, and soldiers began making knives meant primarily for fighting in cramped spaces, where stabbing was a more feasible technique than slashing. Soldiers had bayonets, but they were often more of a short sword than a knife. The most famous trench weapons of World War 1 were trench knives.
These weapons were fielded in various designs by both sides and used to take trenches and eliminate sentries, while offering some degree of protection in the close quarters of the bloody trenches. Eventually, the military forces caught on and began issuing their own.
Trench weapons started as weapons made by soldiers who were actively fighting in the trenches. These rifles were clumsy and slow to handle in close quarters combat, and when you were taking a trench, it was nothing but close-quarters combat. Infantrymen at the time were armed with long, bolt-action rifles designed for warfare at a distance.
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