United States. A Pair Of First War Usa Trench Art Brass German Shell Cases, 1918 Newly Listed riveted to the Certificate

riveted to the Certificate

measuring 11 mm (w) x 21 mm (h)

Jimmie flew with the RCAF in Hurricanes and sent this section home from one of his damaged aircraft

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United States. A Pair Of First War Usa Trench Art Brass German Shell Cases, 1918 Newly Listed riveted to the CertificateA pair of commemorative trench art brass shell cases. First shell with a design incorporating the inscriptions "AEF 1918 VERDUN CHATEAU THIERRY ARGONNE ST MHL TOUL" in large capital letters, the "TOUL" with "TO" at one end and "EH" at the other, with a copper disk bearing the United States coat of arms, along with a silvered zinc army button bearing the German Imperial crown embedded, on a dimpled background, marked "H. L. 37 AUG. 1918 2 67% Cu