Original Imperial German WWI “Weltkrieg 1914-1916” Trench Art Machete with Shrapnel Shell Fragment HandleOriginal Imperial German WWI “Weltkrieg 1914-1916” Trench Art Machete with Shrapnel Shell Fragment Handle Russian Ordnance on the obverse

on the obverse

The other side of the ricasso is stamped PAL-MOD

Cuthberson

Inſanterie=Sturmabzeichen

The sweatband and the majority of the liner chin strap are missing

Original Imperial German WWI “Weltkrieg 1914-1916” Trench Art Machete with Shrapnel Shell Fragment HandleOriginal Imperial German WWI “Weltkrieg 1914-1916” Trench Art Machete with Shrapnel Shell Fragment Handle Russian Ordnance on the obverseOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is an exceptional piece of WWI trench art constructed from a large fragment of an artillery projectile and fashioned into a substantial machete like edged weapon. It measures roughly 19 long with a 14 blade. The blade is stamped with what looks like a depiction of the planchet of a French Croix de Guerre, with the text surrounding it: WELT KRIEG 1914 1916 This denotes that it was likely made during 1916, in the