Original British WWI Trench Art Mk V Tank Brass Model with Inscribed “Souvenir France” Base MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly History of the 89th Division:The

History of the 89th Division:The 89th Division was officially activated in August 1917 under the command of MajorGeneral Leonard Wood

These were mounted on a Walnut stock very similar to the British Sea Service Musket

These would be attached to the long sling on the cartridge box used with the Springfield rifled musket

The 387th Bomb Group flew just under thirty missions with the Eighth Air Force before being transferred to the Ninth Air Force in October 1943

Original British WWI Trench Art Mk V Tank Brass Model with Inscribed “Souvenir France” Base MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly History of the 89th Division:TheOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a gorgeous piece of Great War Trench Art consisting of a Brass British Mark V Tank on a Brass base inscribed with SOUVENIR FRANCE. The tank itself can almost be considered a Folk Art piece. It was quite obviously constructed of materials that were scavenged salvaged from the battlefield or behind the lines. The tank is constructed from numerous types of materials, brass and artillery driving bands. The guns are