Original Item. Very Few 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 to the present day. Although the practice flourished during World War I, the term 'trench art' is also used to describe souvenirs manufactured by service personnel during World War II. Some items manufactured by soldiers, prisoners of war or civilians during earlier conflicts have been retrospectively described as trench art.

We are offering a nice selection of original trench art matchbook cases bearing the “Gott Mit Uns” emblem. They are all of brass construction with a different sized emblem on each. There are small manufacturing differences like grooves along the center on some of them. They each measure roughly 2 ⅜ x 1 ½ x ¾” though some are different sizes.

Get one before they’re gone.