Trench Art

[Drone_pilot]

items made by soldiers while wating to go into action.

http://www.trenchart.org

 

[tam]

Outstanding work done in such poor conditions.

 

[Bombardier]

Here is a picture of a 105mm Light Gun shell casing made into an ashtray. The ashtray belonged to my brother and the casing from which it was made was one of thousands fired during the Falklands in 1982. My brother served with the Royal Regiment of Artillery during the conflict.

Ashtray

• Bombardier
• Mar 6, 2004
• 1
• trench art

This Ashtray has been made from a British 105mm Cartridge case which was fired during the...

 

[Frisco-Kid]

Some very clever stuff. Much like scrimshaw engravings on whale's teeth by the sailors on American whaling ships.