Germany, Imperial. A First World War Trench Art Letter Opener Hold Private with the Devonshire Regiment

Private with the Devonshire Regiment

embossed inscription on reverse slightly worn

A 1933 Badischer Jugendtag badge

The cap features bands of red piping fully surrounding the crown

the perimeter of the cap trimmed in a flowing thistle-pattern design

Germany, Imperial. A First World War Trench Art Letter Opener Hold Private with the Devonshire Regiment(Grabenkunst Briefffner). A unique First World War trench art letter opener, constructed of bronze retrieved from a munitions shell, featuring a ribbed handle and Iron Cross centrepiece connecting to a tapering blade with a sharpened tip and edges, unmarked, measuring 30 mm (w) x 220 mm (l), the tip has been slightly blunted and minor tarnishing is evident, in overall near extremely fine condition.