Original U.S. WWII Trench Art Ashtray With “Bomb” Constructed Out of Multiple Type 88 Fuses With US 90mm Base British Helmets and only the third example

and only the third example of one of these exceedingly rare display guns that we have been able to offer

There were some troops from the 42nd Infantry Division somewhere in the vicinity

This patch was for the 348th Night Fighter Squadron

The leather does show wear

Overall a fantastic very machine rare gun and one of the very few that we have ever offered

Original U.S. WWII Trench Art Ashtray With “Bomb” Constructed Out of Multiple Type 88 Fuses With US 90mm Base British Helmets and only the third exampleOriginal Items: 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