Original British WWI Trench Art Shell Case Tobacco Jar - Dated 1917 Garand & U.S. Rifles Originally painted Feldgrau (field grey)

Originally painted Feldgrau (field grey)

Service Grade condition but shootable

all will be British manufacture

This is a particularly nice Dervish Dagger with a 9" blade that measures 13" in total length

and acceptance by the German Navy followed

Original British WWI Trench Art Shell Case Tobacco Jar - Dated 1917 Garand & U.S. Rifles Originally painted Feldgrau (field grey)Original item: One of a kind. During WWI times in the trenches hard, raw materials were short, the soldiers spent most of their time below the surface of the earth. With plenty of time on their hands they created a multitude of different objects and among the most popular were tobacco Jars. Here is a typical piece of "trench art" from the Great War. Measures: 4. 5 x 4. 5 x6