Original U.S. WWII Inert Coastal Artillery Captured German 10.5cm Artillery Trench Art Shell on Legs - Inert Revolutionary War Its 42" smooth bore barrel

Its 42" smooth bore barrel in full length walnut stock bears two Inspector's cartouches on left side of the stock above the trigger guard

It also is surcharged N J on the left front of the receiver

Helena was assigned to the forces participating in the Guadalcanal campaign in the south Pacific

This ferrule was designed to minimize the chances of splitting the wood when the dub was used as a weapon

and inexpensive firepower that could be brought with them to overcome enemy machine gun nests and wire entanglements

Original U.S. WWII Inert Coastal Artillery Captured German 10.5cm Artillery Trench Art Shell on Legs - Inert Revolutionary War Its 42" smooth bore barrelOriginal Item. One of a Kind. 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 present