Original U.S. WWI Shell Casing Trench Art Set - 3 Items Spade Grip Assembly The stock has been polished

The stock has been polished to a high gloss

In 1815 they served in square at Quatre Bras and there is a famous Oil Painting of the action by a Lady Butler

- One 22-2-1940 dated Pre-German Invasion 50 Franc Note

Otherwise it is in great shape

This example is marked bmw in an oval as well as with date 44

Original U.S. WWI Shell Casing Trench Art Set - 3 Items Spade Grip Assembly The stock has been polishedOriginal Items: Only One Lot of 3 Available. Trench art is any decorative item made by soldiers, prisoners of war, or civilians where the manufacture is directly linked to armed conflict or its consequences. It offers an insight not only to their feelings and emotions about the war, but also their surroundings and the materials they had available to them. Not limited to the World Wars, the history of trench art spans conflicts from the Napoleonic Wars