Original Belgian Engraved WWI Imperial Russian Model 1897 Mess Kit Trench Art Dated 1914 1915 - Featured In The Book “Trench Art, An Illustrated History” by Jane Kimball on Page 224 French Machine Guns The leather washer is unfortunately

The leather washer is unfortunately not present

but does show evidence of past oxidation and pitting

or whether it was customized after issue

This set consists for one Civil War Civil War Leather Flap Holster for Colt Revolvers and two Federal Cap Boxes

Original Belgian Engraved WWI Imperial Russian Model 1897 Mess Kit Trench Art Dated 1914 1915 - Featured In The Book “Trench Art, An Illustrated History” by Jane Kimball on Page 224 French Machine Guns The leather washer is unfortunatelyTrench 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 present day. Although the practice