Original U.S. WWII Inert Coastal Artillery Captured German 10.5cm Artillery Trench Art Shell on Legs - Inert Revolutionary War Its 42" smooth bore barrel

Its 42" smooth bore barrel in full length walnut stock bears two Inspector's cartouches on left side of the stock above the trigger guard

utilizing an M1913 Kugelhandgranate body attached to the end using a brass adapter

MACLEOD JR

and inexpensive firepower that could be brought with them to overcome enemy machine gun nests and wire entanglements

far longer than we usually see

Original U.S. WWII Inert Coastal Artillery Captured German 10.5cm Artillery Trench Art Shell on Legs - Inert Revolutionary War Its 42" smooth bore barrelOriginal Item. One of a Kind. Trench art is any decorative item made by soldiers, prisoners of war, or civilians where the manufacture is directly linked to armed conflict or its consequences. It offers an insight not only to their feelings and emotions about the war, but also their surroundings and the materials they had available to them. Not limited to the World Wars, the history of trench art spans conflicts from the Napoleonic Wars to the present