Trench Art Items

ARTIFACT: This is an early World War I example of German "trench jewelry", a bracelet made from the band of a Russian artillery shell fired at Bzura, Poland in 191The bracelet has an inscription describing its origin and a Knight's Cross and oak leaves...

ARTIFACT: This is an early World War I example of trench art made from part of a German artillery round. Carved on the front of the item is GERMAN SHELL SCARBORO DEC. 1914. VINTAGE: Circa early World War I. SIZE: Approximately 1" height and 3-1/4"...

ARTIFACT: This is a great early war photo of a bomber crew in front of their plane. The photo is mounted in a trench art frame. Behind the crew, the plane has some distinguishable markings besides the painted image on it: To the right of the image is...

ARTIFACT: This is a great World War I United States Air Service-related trench art (French 75 mm artillery) shell. It is from Company G, 1st Motor Mechanic Regiment (MMRT), Signal Corps, and the crossed flags of the Signal Corps are embossed on the front...

ARTIFACT: This is a great World War I engraved "trench art" match safe and dog tags originally belonging to a 95th Aero Squadron member, Thomas C. Rice. The match safe reads "Thomas C. Rice 95th Aero Squadron AEF-France" on one side; the other side has...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful 1945 dated USAAF 86th Fighter Wing trench art bracelet made in the Philippines of lightweight aircraft aluminum. The front of the bracelet has a cut-out name (Midge Van Buren) and there are engravings of flowers at either...

ARTIFACT: Cool WWII Soldier's letter opener made out of aircraft parts in Italy by a Prisoner of War (POW). The handle is capped on either end with a brass coin and the grip is fashioned from resin and rubber aircraft parts, the opener blade is made of...

ARTIFACT: Great WWII Trench Art ashtray, 192nd Field Artillery Battalion of the 43rd Infantry Division of the United States Army. The center shows a shield and fleur de lis and the surrounding lip/edge reads: "43rd INF. DIV" along the top with...

ARTIFACT: Great WWII Seabee-made Trench Art novelty erotic souvenir of Okinawa 1945, made from repurposed aircraft aluminum. The outside is in the shape of a shell and reads: "OKINAWA" on one side and: "1945" on the other. The shell...

ARTIFACT: Cool WWII Trench Art letter opener made in Napoli, Italy in 1945 from aircraft aluminum in the form of a nude. The blade of the letter opener reads: "NAPOLI 1945" VINTAGE: Circa 1945 SIZE: Approximately 10-1/2" x...

ARTIFACT: This is a great Australian-made United States Army Air Forces P-38 trench art ashtray from World War II. The base is a British or Australian shell dated 1942 (hard to read). The plane will "fly" in a circle but care must be taken...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I "trench art" shell decorated with the green wildcat for the United States Army 306th Sanitation Train, 81st Division. The letters "OCL" encircle the wildcat, and stand for the motto "Obedience,...