Original Magnificent WWI Trench Art "Leg" Lighter Named to Famous Lafayette Escadrille Pilot Bert Hall Brown Bess Year of Manufacture: circa 1895

Year of Manufacture: circa 1895

This soldier T/SGT JOHN GURNEE served in the 82nd Airborne “All American Division” and saw over 30 months of combat in the European theater

especially when applying the unpopular prohibition laws to the white community

and epaulettes that secured with plastic battle dress buttons

The blade has most of the factory "sharpening"

Original Magnificent WWI Trench Art "Leg" Lighter Named to Famous Lafayette Escadrille Pilot Bert Hall Brown Bess Year of Manufacture: circa 1895Original Item: One of a Kind. This may or may not have come to us in a package marked FRAGILE. Its a leg! But not just that, it's also a lighter! This is a magnificent example of WWI Era "Trench Art", a cigar or cigarette lighter in the form of a lady's leg. It is made from blacked copper and brass, with the top of the leg coming off to reveal the workings of the lighter. It measures approximately 5 1 4 inches long. Quite a bit of time must have gone