Original Belgian Engraved WWI Imperial Russian Model 1897 Mess Kit Trench Art Dated 1914 1915 - Featured In The Book “Trench Art, An Illustrated History” by Jane Kimball on Page 224 Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns the stamped sheet steel construction

the stamped sheet steel construction helmet retains almost all of its paint

The date does not have the last digit fully visible

 (7 June 1918) over model designation II

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Original Belgian Engraved WWI Imperial Russian Model 1897 Mess Kit Trench Art Dated 1914 1915 - Featured In The Book “Trench Art, An Illustrated History” by Jane Kimball on Page 224 Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns the stamped sheet steel constructionTrench 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 day. Although the practice