{"product_id":"original-french-wwi-trench-art-meat-fork-made-from-shell-explosion-at-lille-on-january-11th-1916","title":"Original French WWI Trench Art Meat Fork Made from Shell Explosion at Lille on January 11th, 1916","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a killer piece of WWI trench art, a long piece of an artillery shell fragment used to make a “Meat Fork”, which measures roughly 16½” long. The “ricasso” is marked:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEXPLOSION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e11 JANUAR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e19 LILLE 16\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis denotes that the piece of shrapnel came from an explosion at Lille on January 11th, 1916, a very interesting bit of provenance for this great piece. It is definitely a bit hefty at 1.1lbs, but it would definitely ensure a good hold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fork has some wear and cracking but is a phenomenal display piece, obviously not meant to be used for eating. A really fantastic piece of trench art perfect for any WWI collection. Comes ready for further research and display.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42175029641285,"sku":"ONSV24JSC076","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONSV24JSC076__02.jpg?v=1741434797","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-french-wwi-trench-art-meat-fork-made-from-shell-explosion-at-lille-on-january-11th-1916","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}