Original British WWI Pair of Howitzer Trench Art Shells with Flowers & Lion’s Head - 1917 Dated Category_MG 34 Reciever Assembly a braided gold strap with

a braided gold strap with brass eagle buttons

or operating rods

and many other parts bear markings and Waffenamt Proofs

The Eastern Pennsylvania area had been originally been settled by immigrants from the German States

Original British WWI Pair of Howitzer Trench Art Shells with Flowers & Lion’s Head - 1917 Dated Category_MG 34 Reciever Assembly a braided gold strap withOriginal Items. Only One Pair Available. This is a great matching set of Trench Art decorated shell casings. They are both marked 4. 5 How(itze)r II on the bottom, indicating they are for the British QF 4. 5 inch howitzer. The shells are cut down to nearly 3 tall with a base diameter of 5. The initials L. F. are stamped into one and R. M. on the other. One of the two has a lions head with a ring in its mouth akin to a knocker doorbell attached to the