First World War ‘Trench Art’ Knife with Bullet Handle.

c. 1918

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2009.11.5

Item type

Artworks

Metalwork

Material

Brass

Gold (Metal)

Width

75 mm

Height or length

220 mm

Weight

70 g

Inscriptions and markings

Engraved ‘Souvenir of the Great War’ and floral motif on one side and rising sun with ‘Aust Commw Mil Forc’ in scrolls on other with leaves either side and ‘1914 – 1919’ on knife hilt.
Stamped on bottom of bullet handle ‘K.N. 1918 VII’

Keywords

Trench Art

World War One

First World War

WW1

Prisoner of War World War One

Place made

Le Havre, France

Year

c. 1918

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Well provenanced

Google Maps search term / URL

https://maps.app.goo.gl/gWHZtRH1mm24SAjK8

Geotag

-35.030449, 117.912878
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Last modified

Monday, 24 February, 2025

Completeness

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