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

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c. 1918

Overview

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

Historical information

Piece was brought home from France in November 1919 by Cpl. Peter HARGREAVES 2803. Believed to have been made by German Prisoners of War somewhere near Le Havre in mid 1918.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2009.11.5

Item type

Material

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

First World War

Prisoner of War World War One

Place made

Le Havre, France

Year

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

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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

Geotag

-35.030449, 117.912878

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