Original British WWI Trench Art Brass 18 Pounder Shell Casing Sugar Container With Ottoman Belt Buckle Emblem & Scoop U.S. Antique Guns the rim was changed to

the rim was changed to use non-magnetic manganese steel

but it does show some wear and dry rot on the edges

with the tropical tan paint retained very well on the exterior

It was then returned to service by replacing both parts of the grip frame with those from a revolver made in the same year

The aluminum ferrule nicely matches the rest of the hilt mounts

Original British WWI Trench Art Brass 18 Pounder Shell Casing Sugar Container With Ottoman Belt Buckle Emblem & Scoop U.S. Antique Guns the rim was changed toOriginal Item: 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