Original British WWI Souvenir Wooden Shield with Battlefield Pickups Sent to Woman's V.A.D. Leader Mrs. Elizabeth Trimble Category_Blunderbuss The bayonet shows some corrosion

The bayonet shows some corrosion on the blade

Very much decorated and clearly of significance

with a 5 1/2" barrel

Designs of the mid-1900s were made of metal — tin-plated steel

Scabbard length: 10 1/8"

Original British WWI Souvenir Wooden Shield with Battlefield Pickups Sent to Woman's V.A.D. Leader Mrs. Elizabeth Trimble Category_Blunderbuss The bayonet shows some corrosionOriginal Item: One Of A Kind. This is a lovely British WWII Souvenir Wooden Shield measuring 10 "W x 7 "H, which is covered on the front side with battlefield pickup items. The largest of these is what looks to be an artillery fuze, and there is a bronze shield insignia with a horseshoe on it below this. Surrounding this are numerous small pieces of aluminum cut in shield and banner shapes, with the banners reading SOUVENIR YPRES, 1914 15 16 and GOOD