Original U.S. WWI POW Coblenz Prison Trench Art with Scrapbook - 42nd Infantry Division Category_MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly The two parts are secured

The two parts are secured together by the straps g g and buckles 9 the buckles being secured in the present instance to the portion G of the case

• WWI issue wool tunic with Cross of Lorraine Advance Sector Service of Supply patch to left shoulder and wool medical insignia on right sleeve

What an opportunity to hang one on your den wall

The gun is in its original Civil War configuration and has none of the post war modifications or alterations that were made to some of the Spencer rifles

The Oxfordshires returned to the UK in 1902 with the conclusion of the war

Original U.S. WWI POW Coblenz Prison Trench Art with Scrapbook - 42nd Infantry Division Category_MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly The two parts are securedOriginal item: Corporal William C. Reekie was a member of the 117th Field Signal Battalion in the 42nd Infantry Division and fought in World War One. At some point during the war he was captured and put into a Prisoner of War camp in Coblenz Germany. While in prison he elaborately carved his mess tin. On the top in the center it reads: W. C. ReeKei 117 F. B. S. C. 42 Div Around the circumference of the lid: CHAMPAIGN BACARRRAT ST MICHEL VERDUN CHATEAU