Original German WWI 75mm Shell Casing Great War Commemorative Matched Vases - 2 Items Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly ) and the Belgian Army

) and the Belgian Army

The basic design of the WW1 crosses is a central Tatzenkreuz (cross pattée) struck from iron and mounted in a silver frame which has a raised crenulated decorative border

There is also a machine stitch applied HJ diamond with a machine embroidered swas (hook cross)

62 mm NATO cartridge

The snap is missing the top

Original German WWI 75mm Shell Casing Great War Commemorative Matched Vases - 2 Items Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly ) and the Belgian ArmyOriginal Items: Only One Grouping of 2 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