Original German WWI “Trench Art” Ashtray with M16 Stahlhelm & M1898/05 Butcher Bayonet - Hindenburg Cross - Assembled Post-WWII Vintage Signs or the Sturmgewehr 1957

or the Sturmgewehr 1957

The seat cushion retains its stamped information as well:

this is one of the only examples of a Baker P-1800 Flintlock Rifled Cavalry Carbine that we have ever seen

MAY 4 1970

The sweatband is embossed with ZEPHYR in gold along with CAP L

Original German WWI “Trench Art” Ashtray with M16 Stahlhelm & M1898/05 Butcher Bayonet - Hindenburg Cross - Assembled Post-WWII Vintage Signs or the Sturmgewehr 1957Original 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