Original U.S. & Australian WWI & WWII Brass Trench Art Lot - 4 Items One-of-a-Kind The bottom of the compass

The bottom of the compass includes a period cartoon (most likely cut from a magazine or manual) featuring a lost pilot in a T-6 Texan

The blade is stamped 7884

These troops wore the edelweiss on the uniform collar

which is used to hold the blade of the axe

- Visible temper line ("hamon") with advanced shape

Original U.S. & Australian WWI & WWII Brass Trench Art Lot - 4 Items One-of-a-Kind The bottom of the compassOriginal Items: Only One Lot Of 4 Available. Original Items: Only One Lot 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