Original U.S. WWI Verdun 37mm Trench Art Lot - 3 Items Lock Assembly a perforated tube

a perforated tube

The shaft is correctly hollow to allow the internal components

Chin strap is unfortunately completely missing

along with bent around ends for fastening to the mount on the fender of a vehicle

The lock is marked with the Federal Eagle to the left of U

Original U.S. WWI Verdun 37mm Trench Art Lot - 3 Items Lock Assembly a perforated tubeOriginal Items: Only One Lot of 3 Available. Trench art is any decorative item made by soldiers, prisoners of war, or civilians where the manufacture is directly linked to armed conflict or its consequences. It offers an insight not only to their feelings and emotions about the war, but also their surroundings and the materials they had available to them. Not limited to the World Wars, the history of trench art spans conflicts from the Napoleonic Wars