$85.00
This is a classic, trench art match safe. The match safe was created primarily from a prewar Prussian enlisted man’s belt buckle. The belt buckle center does not have any dents, which makes it an excellent example. It has a period matchbox in place. Even a striking surface has been added.
It is a winsome little reminder of a bygone era.
PRUSSIA – MATCHBOX – FASHIONED FROM AN ENLISTED MAN’S BRASS BELT BUCKLE
This is a classic, trench art match safe. The match safe was created primarily from a prewar Prussian enlisted man’s belt buckle. The belt buckle center does not have any dents, which makes it an excellent example. It has a period matchbox in place. Even a striking surface has been added.
It is a winsome little reminder of a bygone era.
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PRUSSIA – MATCHBOX – FASHIONED FROM AN ENLISTED MAN’S BRASS BELT BUCKLE
This is a classic, trench art match safe. The match safe was created primarily from a prewar Prussian enlisted man’s belt buckle. The belt buckle center does not have any dents, which makes it an excellent example. It has a period matchbox in place. Even a striking surface has been added.
It is a winsome little reminder of a bygone era.
| Dimensions | 2.5 × 1.5 × .75 in |
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$125.00
Collecting trench art is a very specialized and interesting area of WW I collecting. There are collectors who collect those types of items only and have very large and diverse collections. Trench art pieces which include artillery shells or bullets are always popular and this piece incorporates BOTH……
GERMANY – ASHTRAY – TRENCH ART
Collecting trench art is a very specialized and interesting area of WW I collecting. There are collectors who collect those types of items only and have very large and diverse collections. Trench art pieces which include artillery shells or bullets are always popular and this piece incorporates BOTH. These shells are set on a triangular base of cooper. It has three legs which are made from the bottoms of rifle casings which have been soldered to the base.
In the center of the base is a cut down artillery shell which is some 4″ tall. Mounted around the artillery shell are a total of eleven deactivated bullets which include both the brass casing and the projectile.
I am no expert on ammunition but there are clearly three different types of shells which were used. Two types appear to have been used for rifles and the this variety appears to have been for a pistol or a revolver.
A very impressive piece and would look great on a desk or a book case.
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$125.00
The lighter stands 3″ tall and measures 3/4″ in diameter at the base. The lighter’s silver cover is made from the projectile. It pulls out to reveal the object’s lighter-fluid-infused wick, and the wheel that ignites it. The lighter’s bottom unscrews to pour in the lighter fluid. Two different designs completely encircle the lighter’s exterior. One appears on the silver projectile section, while the other decorates the brass shell casing portion.
I have seen a spark flash when I turned the igniter wheel. The lighter MIGHT be functional, but I CANNOT guarantee it.…..
GERMANY – LIGHTER – TRENCH ART – FUNCTIONAL – TANK ABWEHR GEWEHR/M 1918/T-GEWEHR ROUND
This is a trench art lighter fashioned from a Tank Abwehr Gewehr, M1918 or T-Gewehr ammunition round. The round was used in what looked like an over-sized bolt action Mauser. It was chambered for 13.2mm rounds. The rifle itself was quite heavy, weighing-in at 38 lbs.! It was more than 5 feet in length and used a bi-pod. [In some cases, it was mounted on a cart]. It was used as an anti tank weapon. WW I British tanks sported only 20mm armoring, so this weapon proved effective against them, as it did against France’s lightly-armored Renault tanks.
The lighter stands 3″ tall and measures 3/4″ in diameter at the base. The lighter’s silver cover is made from the projectile. It pulls out to reveal the object’s lighter-fluid-infused wick, and the wheel that ignites it. The lighter’s bottom unscrews to pour in the lighter fluid. Two different designs completely encircle the lighter’s exterior. One appears on the silver projectile section, while the other decorates the brass shell casing portion.
I have seen a spark flash when I turned the igniter wheel. The lighter MIGHT be functional, but I CANNOT guarantee it.
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$1,995.00
This large (far larger than most I have seen) cigarette case is silver-toned. It measures 3 1/4″ x 5 1/4.” The case’s dimple-patterned exterior rather resembles silver snake-skin……
CIGARETTE CASE – PRINZ ADALBERT von PREUßEN
Prinz Adalbert was the only one of Kaiser Wilhelm II’s six sons who served in the Kaiserliche Marine. All the other boys served the Army in one capacity or another. (The Kaiser’s eldest son, Kronprinz Wilhelm, served as an Armee field commander). This large (far larger than most I have seen) cigarette case is silver-toned. It measures 3 1/4″ x 5 1/4.” The case’s dimple-patterned exterior rather resembles silver snake-skin. Its interior, which measures 6″ x 5 1/4″ when fully opened, is covered with a gold wash finish. Engraved in the interior’s left half is Prinz Adalbert’s reproduced signature, along with a personalized dedication to the “Kommandeur I/M. B./R 4.” The dedication concludes “In dankbarer Kameradshaft Treuerden 1916” (In grateful, dearest comradeship, 1916). (One speculates that Prinz Adalbert gave cigarette cases like it to several men who served with him in this unit).
The elastic strap that held the cigarettes in place is long gone. The case’s side catch is hallmarked underneath for .800 silver and its manufacturer, and sports a moon, and a Hohenzollern Crown per Kaiser Wilhelm I’s 1885 royal decree. It is a high-quality cigarette case, given by a member of the royal family. Kaiser Wilhelm II was far more liberal in giving gifts than any of his sons. Gifts from any of the Hohenzollern Princes are quite scarce. I have had the privilege of offering royal gifts from the Kaiser and the Kronprinz, but this is the first time I have had anything from any of Kaiser Wilhelm II’s other sons. The simple reason is that there were not near as many gifts from the sons. Especially from the sons other than the Kronprinz.
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