Original German WWI Trench Art “Dinner Gong” Made From Scrap Artillery Shell Brass As Featured In The Book “Trench Art, An Illustrated History” by Jane Kimball on Page 194 Antique Long Guns an enlisted rank equivalent to

an enlisted rank equivalent to Corporal

The rifle is also marked with serial number 23460 on the receiver tang

They were trained to operate in mountainous terrain and cold weather

The original paint is terrific

and is spring loaded so it stays closed

Original German WWI Trench Art “Dinner Gong” Made From Scrap Artillery Shell Brass As Featured In The Book “Trench Art, An Illustrated History” by Jane Kimball on Page 194 Antique Long Guns an enlisted rank equivalent toOriginal Item: 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