Original British WWI Named Trench Art Engraved on Captured German 77mm Artillery Shell Dated 1917 Historical Military Books We recently took it into

We recently took it into New York City to our regular club meeting and showed this Musket to a very well known American Author and Collector of Revolutionary War Muskets and he immediately told us what we had

It is also stamped BELGIUM

It is much more unlikely that this collection of engineering drawings survived

is dated 44 with waffen proofs

Original British WWI Named Trench Art Engraved on Captured German 77mm Artillery Shell Dated 1917 Historical Military Books We recently took it intoOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Trench Art was created by many Western Front soldiers on both sides to while away the endless time between actions. Mostly these are generic reminders the troops of happier and quieter times. This example however is quite different. The main shell case is engraved with an Urn and decorative flowers, but also the Soldier's name and rank with his Regiment and all the Battles actions he had been involved in during the war.