Slovakia, I Republic. A Pair Of Russian Front Trench Art Brass Shell Cases 1943 United Republic of Erich Richten" & "1917"

Erich Richten" & "1917"

with matching chocolate brown piping along the top edge and flanking either side of the band

A Matching Set of Naval Dagger Hangers - An early set in gilt aluminum

with section of cypher missing

Slovakia, I Republic. A Pair Of Russian Front Trench Art Brass Shell Cases 1943 United Republic of Erich Richten" & "1917"A pair of commemorative trench art brass shell cases, including an Eastern Front shell, the exterior bearing an etched inscription of PAMIATKA Z RUSKEJ VOJNY (MEMENTO OF THE RUSSIAN WAR), topped by a Slovak national eagle and cross, in turn flanked by a helmeted soldier, above a personalized dedication, the base with calibre stamps and Cyrillic markings indicating that this example is a captured Soviet shell, in extremely fine condition, and; a second