Germany, Imperial. A First World War Trench Art Letter Opener Hold silver and gold

silver and gold

Private with the Devonshire Regiment

embossed inscription on reverse slightly worn

on its very lightly soiled original ribbon with pinback

A 1933 Badischer Jugendtag badge

Germany, Imperial. A First World War Trench Art Letter Opener Hold silver and gold(Grabenkunst Briefffner). A unique First World War trench art letter opener, constructed of bronze retrieved from a munitions shell, featuring a ribbed handle and Iron Cross centrepiece connecting to a tapering blade with a sharpened tip and edges, unmarked, measuring 30 mm (w) x 220 mm (l), the tip has been slightly blunted and minor tarnishing is evident, in overall near extremely fine condition.