Original British WWI Ypres Souvenir Artillery Shell Casing “Egg Cup” With Wood Base - Featured In The Book “Trench Art, An Illustrated History” by Jane Kimball on Page 387 Vietnam Pants Inseam: 35"

Pants Inseam: 35"

but the leather pull tab is clearly marked with a manufacture stamp:

with some areas that have wear through the leather finish

All locks appear to be perfectly standard flintlocks of the day with "swan necked" cocks

where it may have been very lightly sharpened during the period of use

Original British WWI Ypres Souvenir Artillery Shell Casing “Egg Cup” With Wood Base - Featured In The Book “Trench Art, An Illustrated History” by Jane Kimball on Page 387 Vietnam Pants Inseam: 35"Original Item: Only One 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 to the