Original French WWII Engraved Trench Art M1935 Field Mess Kit with Dove & Naked Woman on Inner Tray - Dated 1937 - As Featured In The Book “Trench Art, An Illustrated History” by Jane Kimball on Page 347 MG 34 Bolt & Barrel Assembly requiring the use of the

requiring the use of the M-91 leather chinstrap

one at Tanahmerah Bay and the other at Humboldt Bay

The shaft of the stick is plain lacquered cane

Both have Gothic "P" cypher and "16"

Purchased in Allentown some time

Original French WWII Engraved Trench Art M1935 Field Mess Kit with Dove & Naked Woman on Inner Tray - Dated 1937 - As Featured In The Book “Trench Art, An Illustrated History” by Jane Kimball on Page 347 MG 34 Bolt & Barrel Assembly requiring the use of theOriginal Item: Only One Available. 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