Original U.S. WWII “Trench Art” American Prisoner of War Etched Aluminum Cigarette Case With Sherman Tank and Eagle/Bomber Artwork Manufacture Type_Original Items ” How wrong they were

” How wrong they were

The dagger is missing a small chip at the tip

The blade shows overall light oxidation and speckling due to use and age

The Navy declared the SNV obsolete in May 1945 and replaced it in the basic training role with the SNJ (T-6)

Petersburg at time when it was a prominent emerging market

Original U.S. WWII “Trench Art” American Prisoner of War Etched Aluminum Cigarette Case With Sherman Tank and Eagle/Bomber Artwork Manufacture Type_Original Items ” How wrong they wereOriginal Item: Only One Available. While interned in the various types of camps during WWII, prisoners often found themselves needing something to pass the time. Many POWs would turn to artwork and other related activities such as producing items that would have been useful, like a cigarette case for example. Prisoners would often make items such as this to use as barter items or even sold them to Prison Guards. The cigarette case does appear to be a