Original German WWI Trench Art “Dinner Gong” Made From Scrap Artillery Shell Brass As Featured In The Book “Trench Art, An Illustrated History” by Jane Kimball on Page 194 French Ordnance Much like our European cousins

Much like our European cousins in the 1880's

The SSh-39 was of simple

Unfortunately the paint has made it impossible to see the shell stampings

Both lock plates are also marked correctly with MANTON & CO

Walter Rizzo

Original German WWI Trench Art “Dinner Gong” Made From Scrap Artillery Shell Brass As Featured In The Book “Trench Art, An Illustrated History” by Jane Kimball on Page 194 French Ordnance Much like our European cousinsOriginal Item: Only One Available. Trench art is any decorative item made by soldiers, prisoners of war, or civilians where the manufacture is directly linked to armed conflict or its consequences. It offers an insight not only to their feelings and emotions about the war, but also their surroundings and the materials they had available to them. Not limited to the World Wars, the history of trench art spans conflicts from the Napoleonic Wars to the