Original German WWI “Trench Art” Ashtray with M16 Stahlhelm & M1898/05 Butcher Bayonet - Hindenburg Cross - Assembled Post-WWII Military Audio The paint is retained quite

The paint is retained quite well but there is some minor chipping throughout

Overall an very nice service worn M42 "No Decal" Heer Army helmet with a great patina

The cutlass is a standard Spanish boarding cutlass

as well as a faint makers mark with the date 1916

Original German WWI “Trench Art” Ashtray with M16 Stahlhelm & M1898/05 Butcher Bayonet - Hindenburg Cross - Assembled Post-WWII Military Audio The paint is retained quiteOriginal Item. One of a Kind. 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 present