Original U.S. WWII Shell Casing Trench Art Ashtray Marked “Italy 45” Category_Receiver 26 inches in length

26 inches in length

these are in un-issued NOS (New Old Stock) condition and are marked with the Canadian large WW2 C with Broad Arrow stamp

Navy personnel and a forward observer from the 58th Armored Field Artillery Battalion would accompany Rudder’s headquarters

These were extremely useful in the jungle conditions often faced on the islands

Original U.S. WWII Shell Casing Trench Art Ashtray Marked “Italy 45” Category_Receiver 26 inches in lengthOriginal Item: Only One Available. 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