Germany, Imperial. A Late First World War Trench Art Shell certificate_of_authenticity Stenographer badges

Stenographer badges

maker mark “RZM 72

the 12 o’clock arm bears a crown and the 6 o’clock arm bears the date “1914”

The angled sides of the drum skirt are decorated with silver bullion wire fringes approximately 42 mm long

Germany, Imperial. A Late First World War Trench Art Shell certificate_of_authenticity Stenographer badges(Grabenkunst). A rare late First World War trench art shell, constructed of brass, the outer circumference featuring a hand pounded dimpled background covering approximately three quarters of the surface, bearing a raised biplane with a Luftstreitkrfte Iron Cross clearly visible on the tail, above a U Boat, with stylized clouds dispersed over the skyline, the base stamped with a manufacture date of JULI 1918 and with calibre information indicating