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Decorative knife : Sergeant J E Buttsworth, 30 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
A decorative knife with a handle made from a French Lebel cartridge case and two projectiles. Also on the handle is a Canadian uniform button. The blade of the knife has been made from a piece of bras...REL31864
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Engraved German shell case : Private W E McGann, 23 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Spandau Arsenal
Engraved used shell case from a German 77mm field gun. The case has been engraved with a depiction of a church and the words 'Les Fontane France 1914-18'. Stamps on the base of the shell read 'St GFSP...REL34261
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Handmade cribbage board : Private J A Kneale, 53 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Wooden cribbage board with twelve sections, each with ten scoring ten holes to hold pegs, arranged on the long sides. Each end is finished in a semi-circle. Engraved on upper the surface are some of t...REL42304
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Hymn titles travested
Art
Maker: King, W L King, W L
A series of sketches using soldier humour and depicting the life of a soldier in the trenches during the First World War. Wilfred Lewis King served with the 60th Battalion during the First World War....ART02664
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Map of Australia cut from a German water bottle : 5 Infantry Brigade, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Outline map of Australia (without Tasmania) cut from a section of German aluminium water bottle. The following words have been hand engraved into the map: 'SOUVENIR OF FRANCE', and, in cursive text: '...REL/00565
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Souvenir miniature table set : Sergeant G E Watkins, 39 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Trench art souvenir miniature table with jug, vase and mugs. The items may be of French origin, since most of the identifiable pieces are French ordnance. The circular brass table has feet made from w...REL34997
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Souvenir trench art inkstand : Lieutenant A H Smith-Finkell, Headquarters Australian Corps, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Trench art inkstand set on a laminated wooden base cut from a cross section of an aircraft propeller. There are four German Mauser 7.92mm cartridges set into the base. A fifth cartridge has been let i...RELAWM16724
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Sweetheart brooch : Staff Nurse A L Hunter, Australian Army Nursing Service
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Trench art sweetheart brooch, with a pin back, made from a section of copper driving band. The driving band is from a used shell and shows rifling and striation marks.REL35759
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Trench art bracelet : Sergeant C Lawrence, 1 Division Engineers, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Lawrence, Cyril Oscar
Brass trench art bracelet made from a German shell. The bracelet takes the form of an outline of Australia and two circling bands with a hooked fastening. Engraved on the reverse of the outline is 'FR...REL30301
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Trench art domino set : Private J G McNaughton, 1 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: McNaughton, John Grant
Small rectangular brass box containing a miniature set of 28 dominoes. The box has a removable lid and is soldered at the back and around the bottom edges. The dominoes are made from rectangular piece...REL38800
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Trench art German aeroplane : Sapper C G Blunt, 12 Field Company Engineers, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Trench art aeroplane made from a cartridge with pieces of aluminium for the wings and tail. The end of each wing is marked with a black cross, the symbol of the German Air Force.REL31917
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Trench Art paper knife : British Army
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Trench Art paper knife with a handle made from a 7.92 mm German rifle bullet and a .45 inch calibre pistol bullet placed end to end. A flattened British Army general service brass button, featuring th...REL31389
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Trench art paper knife : Sapper C G Blunt, 12 Field Company Engineers, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Trench art paper knife manufactured from single large steel shell splinter. The handle has been left in its original jagged state, while the blade has been machined and polished to a fine finish. A bl...REL32491
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Trench art slouch hat with accompanying note
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Trench art slouch hat with Rising Sun badge made from shell parts. The slouch hat comes with a contemporary note handwritten on the back of an envelope listing the items that the hat has been made fro...REL36907