Trench Art Letter Opener Made from German Cartridge
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| Subject | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Title | Trench Art Letter Opener Made from German Cartridge (1) |
| 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 |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Artifact |
| Item medium | Metal |
| Content | Memorabilia |
| Page | 1 of 2 |
| Cataloguer | Richard Marshall |
| Filename | GWA_1911_trench_art_6_resize.jpg |
| Copyright | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor |
| Digital repository | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford |
| Contributor Name | Lewis Trickey |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/document/8942/3610 |
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| Subject | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Title | Trench Art Letter Opener Made from German Cartridge |
| 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 |
| 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 | Lewis Trickey |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/document/8942 |
