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Acquisitions

A summary of the foundation's additions in 2011. New acquired books are as a rule not listed in this section unless they are part of a donation to the foundation (see the reference section for a full list of our library).

Four of our more recent acquisitions.
British 13 pr. shells painted with flower decoration.Trio of nicely decorated German cartridge cases.
Two identical British 13 pr. defuzed
shells painted with flower decoration.
Nice trio of decorated German
cartridge cases.
Dutch Delftware remembrance plateTRENCH ART – small ashtray made from trimmed down German cartridge case with lighter on top of stand
Dutch Delftware remembrance plate.TRENCH ART – ashtray made from
German cartridge case with small
shell like lighter on top of stand.

DATE DESCRIPTION
2011-12-05

Two German 53x176R 5,3 cm Gruson cartridge cases with shell dated April 1915.

2011-12-03

French 37x94R Hotchkiss cartridge case (maker PDPs) with shell dated Sept. 1916 (top fuze missing).

 

French 37x94R Hotchkiss cartridge case (maker PDPs) with shell dated Jan. 1917.

 

German 37x94R Hotchkiss cartridge case (Navy acceptence stamp) with shell (tracer) dated XI 1903.

2011-04-03

Two British 37x94R Hotchkiss cartridge cases with shell (VSM marked).

2011-03-24

TRENCH ART - German cigar cutter made from a 37mm shell.

2011-03-19

French 58mm trench mortar type AL.

 

French 58mm trench mortar type ALS.


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