Original Crimean War Souvenir Trench Art Russian Spike Helmet Made with Russian Uniform Button Antique Long Guns re-capturing Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines

re-capturing Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines

Much silver panel work including the Butt cover

Captured items from the Spanish-American War are difficult to come by due to the short-lived nature of the war and lower numbers of troops as compared with WWI and WWII

Like the larger military badge

Original Crimean War Souvenir Trench Art Russian Spike Helmet Made with Russian Uniform Button Antique Long Guns re-capturing Sainte-Marie-aux-MinesOriginal Item. One of a Kind. 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 spans conflicts from the Napoleonic Wars to the present