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First World War Trench Art Knife

1916
Overview

Small brass knife covered with hand etched inscriptions and decorations.

Historical information

First World War trench art brass knife engraved with various words, numbers and decorations.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-12-2018.15.2
Item type
Decorative Objects
Themes
War and Conflict > World War 1
Material
Brass
Width
23 mm
Height or length
180 mm
Depth
13 mm
Weight
33 g
Inscriptions and markings

On front of blade “Somme 1916-19”
On bullet handle “Bapaume”
On reverse of blade “France May”

Keywords
First World War
Trench Art
WW1
Place made
France
Year
1916
Primary significance criteria
Artistic or aesthetic significance
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Rare or representative
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Geotag
-35.030449, 117.912878

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