[Archive]: Trench Art Letter Opener made from a Projectile from a German Shell from the Battle of Verdun

$250 · Offered by Between the Covers

Verdun, France: March 1916. Unbound. A brass object measuring 8.5" x 1" which is engraved on both sides in French. the front reads, "Verdun, Mars 1916;" and the rear reads, "Centure d'obus Allemand de 130 mm" which loosely translates to "center of a German 130 mm shell." The projectile has..... More

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