A collection of trench art
A collection of trench art to include a shell case engraved 'Souvenir of the Great War Pte W.S. Swift Welsh Reg. 38 Division', a shell case with Egyptian-style engraved decoration, a shell case formed as a vase with embossed fruiting branch, and another with the insignia of the Royal Engineers together with a quantity of belted bullets and three further shell cases
Majority of casings with bullets returned to them, surface dents, marks and scratches to shell cases consistent with use
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A collection of trench art to include a shell case engraved 'Souvenir of the Great War Pte W.S. Swift Welsh Reg. 38 Division', a shell case with Egyptian-style engraved decoration, a shell case formed as a vase with embossed fruiting branch, and another with the insignia of the Royal Engineers together with a quantity of belted bullets and three further shell cases
Majority of casings with bullets returned to them, surface dents, marks and scratches to shell cases consistent with use