Trench Art Letter Opener Made from German Cartridge (2)
Page description
| Title |
Trench Art Letter Opener Made from German Cartridge (2)
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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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| Item source | |
| Item medium | |
| Content | |
| Page number |
2
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| Total number of pages |
2
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| Cataloguer |
Richard Marshall
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| Filename |
GWA_1912_trench_art_7_resize.jpg
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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,” First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed May 18, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/items/show/5568.
Permitted Use
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Document description
| Title |
Trench Art Letter Opener Made from German Cartridge
|
|---|---|
| Subject |
Unknown
|
| 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'.
|
| Item date |
1917
|
| Creation place |
The Somme
|
| Item source | |
| Item medium | |
| Content | |
| Total number of pages |
2
|
| Cataloguer |
Richard Marshall
|
| Copyright |
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
|
| Digital repository | |
| Contributor name |
Lewis Trickey
|
Citation
“Trench Art Letter Opener Made from German Cartridge,” First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed May 18, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/items/show/5568.
