Chiltern Athenaeum Trust
Accessory - Revolver (Luger) Case, 1917
... ww1, revolver case, balsarini, chiltern...., revolver case, balsarini, chiltern. martin balsarini 1. Etched ...
Owned by Martin Balsarini, a resident of Chiltern Valley, for use in WW1. Service Number 1682.
Martin Balsarini enlisted on the 21/7/1915 and served with the 4th Australian Lighthorse, AIF. He participated in what is known as the last great cavalry charge, the charge of the 4th Australian Lighthorse at Beersheba on the 31/10/1917.
WW1 owned by Chiltern Valley Resident Soldier Martin Balsarini who was in the Charge of the Lighthorse at Beersheba with the 4th Australian Lighthorse on the 31/10/1917. Brown Leather Luger Revolver Case for attachment to belts webbing WW1. 1. Etched into the inside leather cover : J. A. Stanien... 1917 Berlin.
2. Stamped into the inside leather case black ink in Black Markings : B.A.X1 ww1, revolver case, balsarini, chiltern., martin balsarini