Original British WWI Trench Art Ashtray - Reims Cathedral in Flames Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns The shell is maker marked

The shell is maker marked with a stamping on the underside of the rim that reads ZC 46

the duel was short and bloodless

the example currently in residence at the Smithsonian Institution was gifted to President Harry S Truman

which has been cut longer to leave the ejection port intact

grips were of one-piece walnut

Original British WWI Trench Art Ashtray - Reims Cathedral in Flames Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns The shell is maker markedOriginal Item: Only One Available. Made from brass this is typical piece of WW1 trench art of a brass ashtray assembled around a brass medallion showing the French REIMS CATHEDRAL IN FLAMES after being shelled by German artillery. Around the edges are three spent bullet heads have been attached for additional decoration. The long hours of boredom under the surface earth (in the trenches) led to much trench art production but although once plentiful