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Trench Art Shell Casing 1946
Trench Art Shell Casing 1946
Trench Art Shell Casing 1946
Trench Art Shell Casing 1946

Trench Art Shell Casing 1946

$ 21.12

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Modification Description: was a shell casing now is carved
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown
  • Modified Item: Yes
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Time Period Manufactured: 1946-49
  • Condition: sold as-is condition as shown in pictures

    Description

    This is probably a French casing as the spelling is French for Cochinchina (Indonesia region encompassing Vietnam, which was at the time being colonized by the French) in
    1946, it was established as the
    Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina
    , a controversial decision that helped trigger the
    First Indochina War
    .
    The carving is best described as a dragon's tail - spiraling up the shell