Hungary, Kingdom. A Hungarian Army Russian Front Trench Art Shell Auction England on January 31

England on January 31

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He took a grenade splinter to the right thigh and the left hand

just from 1944 and 1945 there are only a handful

as well as by a ring of silvered bronze beads

Hungary, Kingdom. A Hungarian Army Russian Front Trench Art Shell Auction England on January 31Constructed of brass, the rim carved into a scalloped edge, the sides bearing intricate hand etched designs consisting of a central Hungarian coat of arms set within a laurel and oak leaf wreath, above an inscription of EMLK OROSZORSZGBL 1942 1943 (MEMENTO OF RUSSIA 1942 1943), with both the top and bottom circumscribed by stylized etched borders, the base retaining legible calibre markings, measuring 120 mm (w) x 305 mm (h), in extremely fine