Trench Art Letter Opener Made from German Cartridge
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Trench Art Letter Opener Made from German Cartridge
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Subject |
Unknown
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Notes |
Trench art letter opener made from a German 7.92x57mm Mauser cartridge, with a second bullet soldered to the head and a British General Service button added as decoration. Copper 'scimitar' blade, engraved: '1914 Somme 1917'.
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Item date |
1917
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Creation place |
The Somme
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Content | |
Total number of pages |
2
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Cataloguer |
Richard Marshall
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Copyright |
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
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Digital repository | |
Contributor name |
Lewis Trickey
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Collection
Citation
“Trench Art Letter Opener Made from German Cartridge,” The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed May 5, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/document/8942.
Permitted Use
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