Hand Made Dagger (Trench Art), Lambert Fell, Yorkshire Regiment.
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| Subject | Fell, Lambert |
|---|---|
| Title | Hand Made Dagger (Trench Art), Lambert Fell, Yorkshire Regiment. |
| Notes | These items were given to me by my late mother. The postcard/ birthday card was from my grandfather LAMBERT FELL who was a 2nd Lieutenant to my mother for her birthday on 11th May. The 2 daggers have been hand made. 1. Appears that the handle is made from old shell cartridges. 2. Has SOMME crudely engraved. Editor's Comment: Acting Serjeant 21164 Lambert Fell, Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards), later Temporary Seond Lieutenant, Labour Corps (Comissioned 2nd April, 1918). The first knife is made from a British .303 cartridge, with two additional bullets used to form a cross-guard. Soldered to the top of the handle is a button (probably the British General Service pattern with royal coat of arms), forming a pommel. Ricasso of the blade is in the form of a Maltese Cross. |
| Item Date | 1916 - 1917 |
| Creation place | France - Somme |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Artifact |
| Item medium | Metal |
| Content | Memorabilia |
| Cataloguer | Richard Marshall |
| Copyright | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor |
| Digital repository | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford |
| Contributor Name | Barbara |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/document/8933 |
