Original U.S. WWII “Trench Art” American Prisoner of War Etched Aluminum Cigarette Case With Sherman Tank and Eagle/Bomber Artwork French Field Equipment Inside of this is a

Inside of this is a metal officers National Tri-Color Cockade with a red felt insert

and is missing the brass sabot on the bottom

The projectile has the correct ordnance

after the Order of Kim Il Sung and the Order of Kim Jong Il

just the usual wear from decades of use and cleaning

Original U.S. WWII “Trench Art” American Prisoner of War Etched Aluminum Cigarette Case With Sherman Tank and Eagle/Bomber Artwork French Field Equipment Inside of this is aOriginal 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