Germany, Imperial. A Trench Art Howitzer Carved by a German POW in Amherst Internment Camp visually-hidden 5 mm (w) x 28

5 mm (w) x 28 cm (h)

the obverse consisting of a central circular blackened laurel wreath

She is also unable to send her father his Wehrpass

CARRE 1935" on the reverse)

the reverse inscribed “Kaisar-i-Hind for Public Service in India” with a central depiction of three poppy stamen

Germany, Imperial. A Trench Art Howitzer Carved by a German POW in Amherst Internment Camp visually-hidden 5 mm (w) x 28(Grabenkunst Haubitze). An elaborate trench art howitzer, constructed of multiple pieces of lacquered dark brown wood with bone additions, consisting of a large gun affixed to a carriage with functional wheels and a functional elevator on one side, with a detachable barrel which slides down the carriage and locks in place with a metal stud to emulate the movements of firing, one side notably featuring a functional swivel lever constructed of bone, the