Functional object - Trench Art - Ashtray, 1938

Physical description

Brass 25-pounder shell case cut off above the base and made into an ashtray with 3 indentations and set in the middle of the ashtray is a .50 calibre machine gun round.

Inscriptions & markings

Outer edge underneath - 1938 LOT 379 25PR ECC 1
Inner edge - No II S45 CY5-40 SH&S 6/40

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