Original British WWII HMS Illustrious Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Fairey Swordfish Biplane Torpedo Bomber Trench Art Model - Battle of Taranto Souvenir Category_MG 34 Accessories many were sent to Stalag

many were sent to Stalag VIII-C

it is marked in faint ink on the reverse WALT K-9937 (which is the soldier's first letter of his last name and final four digits of his Army Serial Number)

It also has a lovely grain pattern

this instrument was also used in the WWII-era Luftwaffe aircraft Ar79

The collector we purchased this from informed us that it was a USGI WWII bring back from the European theater of WWII

Original British WWII HMS Illustrious Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Fairey Swordfish Biplane Torpedo Bomber Trench Art Model - Battle of Taranto Souvenir Category_MG 34 Accessories many were sent to StalagOriginal Items: 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