WWI Trench Art Collection

  Caumont Luisi

THE ALLIES

61 - ITALIAN STANDARD BEARER

Italian flag with the crest of the House of Savoy.

Boy flanked by Roman Eagle

[Often present with Alpini Rgts].

Top band "NON SI PASSA" [One shall not pass]

 PASSAREMO NOI [We'll step ahead]

Shell Ypres Cloth Hall center part of the building engraved 1914 Les Halles d'Ypres
Shell Ypres Cloth Hall 1914 , center part of the building ina medallion  with grooved stones and brickwork at the back.
Shell Ypres Cloth Hall 1914. Top with decorative band, course of header bricks.
Engraving of Ypres Cloth Hall 1743
Shell marked Les Halles d'Yres 1918 showing a pile of rubble.
The postcard shows the center part of the medieval building as ruins
Shell soldered with cap badges, buttons and cartridges from England, France and the US.
Details of cartridges  (8mm Lebel) and buttons (flaming bombs)
Shell with badges as the Worcestershire Regiment, cartridges soldered, and small flaming bombs
Shell Royal Medical Corps very finely engraved with places of battle: Ypres, Nevantie, Vimy Ridge, Thiepval, Pozieres .
Shell Royal Marine Artillery. Insignia : Fouled anchor with two flaming bombs. Garland of leaves engraved in zig-zag work.
Shell Royal Marine Artillery engraved souvenir, Bruges,  1918.
Picture frame Canadian Maple leaf, engraved Vimy-Ridge- 7-9 Apr 1917.  Horseshoe around the picture hole
Engraved with faces of King Albert 1st of Belgium and Queen Elizabeth
Which served as models for engraving on shell 102
Three shell engraved. The Lion of Flanders defends the flag, defeats the German Eagle. One shell with Yser and various towns
Shell depicting LION OF FLANDERS protecting the Belgium flag while spotting the German Eagle.Banner:"Souvenir de la Guerre 1914".
Shell LION OF FLANDERS defeating the German Eagle. Banner "Souvenir de la Victoire 1918"
YSER in front of LION OF FLANDERS in a shield. Ribbon engraved "Campagne de 1914-15-16-17". Wreath of oak leaves on a zig-zag background.
Shell Lion of Flanders. Shields engraved DUFFEL, WAVRE, ST. CATH., HOMBEEK,WEEDE, SCHIPLAEKEN, TIRLEMONT. Bunch of poppies.
Shell  with Reims Cathedral front part engraved and darkened for a 3D effect. Scale pattern around base.
Shell engraved Campagne 1914-15-16. Central medallion with a cross, flanked by two palms. Leafy garland around.
Shell engraved with Croix de guerre with three palms, ARTOIS, CHAMPAGNE, SOMME, flaming bomb with #1 and LEGION ETRANGERE
Shell engraved DIKSMUIDE. Elaborate calligraphy in a zig-zag work.
 Diksmuide- Upper and lower bands engraved with triangles. Pie crust top. British 4.5" caliber howitzer.
6eme R.A.C. 5eme Batterie. French regiment battery unit engraved on the upper band. Large flower and leaves. Zig-Zag work all over.
Engraved  in diagonal Verdun 14-15-16
French Unit. Upper band: Notice "Artilleri" : missing E replaced by number 6. Engraved in zigzag work with initials D G on the body
Shell Cote 304. Large daisy and dots in a herringbone pattern [Cote 304 observation post, near Mort-Homme, near Verdun]
Cote 304 , large daisy, stippled background, herringbone pattern at the back.
Back with herringbone pattern.
The name of a village where captain Charles de Gaulle was wounded
The name of a village where captain Charles de Gaulle was wounded
Back with herringbone pattern.
Engraved with geometrical patterns. Initials ED in a ten-pointed star. Upper decorative band, zig-zag work.
shell decorated by Emile Delsol with rows of triangles  around the body and intertwined ribbons in lower band.
Shell engraved on the headstamp in cursive: 8eme c[compagnie],genie, secteur 14, Front, 1069eme jour de guerre, and signed Emile delsol.
Shell Red Cross engraved Souvenir de Guerre HOE 36/2 (Clearing Hospital type 2) framed by a garland.
Pair of shells with scalloped tops, same design of garlands around medallions with Doughboy facing Poilu.
Pair of shells with scalloped tops, marked Alsace Lorraine , very shiny to brighten dark houses in rural France not yet on the grid.
Shell engraved Aisne with zigzag work and top crenelated with fleur-de-lis shape.
Shell engraved Somme with zigzag work and top crenelated with fleur-de-lis shape. engraved 1916
Shell VERDUN IN traditional calligraphy on an embossed background.
VERDUN 1917 around the body
Shell engraved Verdun in diagonal, with a garland of flower and a bird bringing a message.
Shell VERDUN with a spiraling garland of flowers.
Shell  with the Gallic Rooster standing on the barrel of a 75mm field gun. billowing flag, muddy grounds. Pie crust top.
A jubilant Poilu is carried over a comrade's shoulder and pointing towards a Gallic Rooster perched on a 75 Field gun
Ypres Cloth Hall center part of the building
Shell marked Les Halles d'Yres 1918. A pile of rubble
Picture frame Canadian Maple leaf, engraved Vimy-Ridge- 7-9 Apr 1917.  Horse shoe around the picture hole
Shell engraved Aisne with zigzag work and top in a fleur-de-lis shape
Shell Cote 304 [in the Verdun area] an observation post. Large daisy and dots in a herringbone pattern
Shell engraved Aisne with zigzag work and top in a fleur-de-lis shape
Shell engraved Vernun with a garland of flower and a bird carrying a message
The postcard shows the center part of the medieval building as ruins
Shell Royal Medical Corps engraved with places of battle: Ypres, Vimy Ridge, Pozieres
Engraved with faces of King Albert 1st of Belgium and Queen Elizabeth
Shell engraved Aisne with zigzag work and top in a fleur-de-lis shape
Shell Red Cross engraved Souvenir de Guerre HOE 36/2 (Clearing Hospital type 2)
Shell engraved Somme with zigzag work and top with fleur-de-lis shape
Shell soldered with cap badges, buttons and cartridges from three countries
Which served as models for engraving on shell 102
Shell engraved Aisne with zigzag work and top in a fleur-de-lis shape
Engraved with geometrical patterns and signed on the headstamp
Shell Red Cross engraved Souvenir de Guerre HOE 36/2 (Clearing Hospital type 2)
A jubilant Poilu is carried over a comrade's shoulder and pointing towards a Gallic Rooster perched on a 75 Field gun
Engraving of Ypres Cloth Hall built in medieval times
Shell Royal Marine Artillery engraved Bruges 1918
Three shell engraved. The Lion of Flanders defends the flag, defeats the German Eagle. One shell with Yser and various towns
A Belgian town obliterated and then reconstructed after WWI. Letters engraved in Gothic with zigzag technique
Shell Red Cross engraved Souvenir de Guerre HOE 36/2 (Clearing Hospital type 2)
A jubilant Poilu is carried over a comrade's shoulder and pointing towards a Gallic Rooster perched on a 75 Field gun
A jubilant Poilu is carried over a comrade's shoulder and pointing towards a Gallic Rooster perched on a 75 Field gun
Shell Ypres Cloth Hall center part of the building engraved 1914 Les Halles d'Ypres
Shell Ypres Cloth Hall 1914 , center part of the building ina medallion  with grooved stones and brickwork at the back.
Shell Ypres Cloth Hall 1914. Top with decorative band, course of header bricks.
Engraving of Ypres Cloth Hall 1743
Shell marked Les Halles d'Yres 1918 showing a pile of rubble.
The postcard shows the center part of the medieval building as ruins
Shell soldered with cap badges, buttons and cartridges from England, France and the US.
Details of cartridges  (8mm Lebel) and buttons (flaming bombs)
Shell with badges as the Worcestershire Regiment, cartridges soldered, and small flaming bombs
Shell Royal Medical Corps very finely engraved with places of battle: Ypres, Nevantie, Vimy Ridge, Thiepval, Pozieres .
Shell Royal Marine Artillery. Insignia : Fouled anchor with two flaming bombs. Garland of leaves engraved in zig-zag work.
Shell Royal Marine Artillery engraved souvenir, Bruges,  1918.
Picture frame Canadian Maple leaf, engraved Vimy-Ridge- 7-9 Apr 1917.  Horseshoe around the picture hole
Engraved with faces of King Albert 1st of Belgium and Queen Elizabeth
Which served as models for engraving on shell 102
Three shell engraved. The Lion of Flanders defends the flag, defeats the German Eagle. One shell with Yser and various towns
Shell depicting LION OF FLANDERS protecting the Belgium flag while spotting the German Eagle.Banner:"Souvenir de la Guerre 1914".
Shell LION OF FLANDERS defeating the German Eagle. Banner "Souvenir de la Victoire 1918"
YSER in front of LION OF FLANDERS in a shield. Ribbon engraved "Campagne de 1914-15-16-17". Wreath of oak leaves on a zig-zag background.
Shell Lion of Flanders. Shields engraved DUFFEL, WAVRE, ST. CATH., HOMBEEK,WEEDE, SCHIPLAEKEN, TIRLEMONT. Bunch of poppies.
Shell  with Reims Cathedral front part engraved and darkened for a 3D effect. Scale pattern around base.
Shell engraved Campagne 1914-15-16. Central medallion with a cross, flanked by two palms. Leafy garland around.
Shell engraved with Croix de guerre with three palms, ARTOIS, CHAMPAGNE, SOMME, flaming bomb with #1 and LEGION ETRANGERE
Shell engraved DIKSMUIDE. Elaborate calligraphy in a zig-zag work.
 Diksmuide- Upper and lower bands engraved with triangles. Pie crust top. British 4.5" caliber howitzer.
6eme R.A.C. 5eme Batterie. French regiment battery unit engraved on the upper band. Large flower and leaves. Zig-Zag work all over.
Engraved  in diagonal Verdun 14-15-16
French Unit. Upper band: Notice "Artilleri" : missing E replaced by number 6. Engraved in zigzag work with initials D G on the body
Shell Cote 304. Large daisy and dots in a herringbone pattern [Cote 304 observation post, near Mort-Homme, near Verdun]
Cote 304 , large daisy, stippled background, herringbone pattern at the back.
Back with herringbone pattern.
The name of a village where captain Charles de Gaulle was wounded
The name of a village where captain Charles de Gaulle was wounded
Back with herringbone pattern.
Engraved with geometrical patterns. Initials ED in a ten-pointed star. Upper decorative band, zig-zag work.
shell decorated by Emile Delsol with rows of triangles  around the body and intertwined ribbons in lower band.
Shell engraved on the headstamp in cursive: 8eme c[compagnie],genie, secteur 14, Front, 1069eme jour de guerre, and signed Emile delsol.
Shell Red Cross engraved Souvenir de Guerre HOE 36/2 (Clearing Hospital type 2) framed by a garland.
Pair of shells with scalloped tops, same design of garlands around medallions with Doughboy facing Poilu.
Pair of shells with scalloped tops, marked Alsace Lorraine , very shiny to brighten dark houses in rural France not yet on the grid.
Shell engraved Aisne with zigzag work and top crenelated with fleur-de-lis shape.
Shell engraved Somme with zigzag work and top crenelated with fleur-de-lis shape. engraved 1916
Shell VERDUN IN traditional calligraphy on an embossed background.
VERDUN 1917 around the body
Shell engraved Verdun in diagonal, with a garland of flower and a bird bringing a message.
Shell VERDUN with a spiraling garland of flowers.
Shell  with the Gallic Rooster standing on the barrel of a 75mm field gun. billowing flag, muddy grounds. Pie crust top.
A jubilant Poilu is carried over a comrade's shoulder and pointing towards a Gallic Rooster perched on a 75 Field gun
Ypres Cloth Hall center part of the building
Shell marked Les Halles d'Yres 1918. A pile of rubble
Picture frame Canadian Maple leaf, engraved Vimy-Ridge- 7-9 Apr 1917.  Horse shoe around the picture hole
Shell engraved Aisne with zigzag work and top in a fleur-de-lis shape
Shell Cote 304 [in the Verdun area] an observation post. Large daisy and dots in a herringbone pattern
Shell engraved Aisne with zigzag work and top in a fleur-de-lis shape
Shell engraved Vernun with a garland of flower and a bird carrying a message
The postcard shows the center part of the medieval building as ruins
Shell Royal Medical Corps engraved with places of battle: Ypres, Vimy Ridge, Pozieres
Engraved with faces of King Albert 1st of Belgium and Queen Elizabeth
Shell engraved Aisne with zigzag work and top in a fleur-de-lis shape
Shell Red Cross engraved Souvenir de Guerre HOE 36/2 (Clearing Hospital type 2)
Shell engraved Somme with zigzag work and top with fleur-de-lis shape
Shell soldered with cap badges, buttons and cartridges from three countries
Which served as models for engraving on shell 102
Shell engraved Aisne with zigzag work and top in a fleur-de-lis shape
Engraved with geometrical patterns and signed on the headstamp
Shell Red Cross engraved Souvenir de Guerre HOE 36/2 (Clearing Hospital type 2)
A jubilant Poilu is carried over a comrade's shoulder and pointing towards a Gallic Rooster perched on a 75 Field gun
Engraving of Ypres Cloth Hall built in medieval times
Shell Royal Marine Artillery engraved Bruges 1918
Three shell engraved. The Lion of Flanders defends the flag, defeats the German Eagle. One shell with Yser and various towns
A Belgian town obliterated and then reconstructed after WWI. Letters engraved in Gothic with zigzag technique
Shell Red Cross engraved Souvenir de Guerre HOE 36/2 (Clearing Hospital type 2)
A jubilant Poilu is carried over a comrade's shoulder and pointing towards a Gallic Rooster perched on a 75 Field gun
A jubilant Poilu is carried over a comrade's shoulder and pointing towards a Gallic Rooster perched on a 75 Field gun
Shell Ypres Cloth Hall center part of the building engraved 1914 Les Halles d'Ypres
Shell Ypres Cloth Hall 1914 , center part of the building ina medallion  with grooved stones and brickwork at the back.
Shell Ypres Cloth Hall 1914. Top with decorative band, course of header bricks.
Engraving of Ypres Cloth Hall 1743
Shell marked Les Halles d'Yres 1918 showing a pile of rubble.
The postcard shows the center part of the medieval building as ruins
Shell soldered with cap badges, buttons and cartridges from England, France and the US.
Details of cartridges  (8mm Lebel) and buttons (flaming bombs)
Shell with badges as the Worcestershire Regiment, cartridges soldered, and small flaming bombs
Shell Royal Medical Corps very finely engraved with places of battle: Ypres, Nevantie, Vimy Ridge, Thiepval, Pozieres .
Shell Royal Marine Artillery. Insignia : Fouled anchor with two flaming bombs. Garland of leaves engraved in zig-zag work.
Shell Royal Marine Artillery engraved souvenir, Bruges,  1918.
Picture frame Canadian Maple leaf, engraved Vimy-Ridge- 7-9 Apr 1917.  Horseshoe around the picture hole
Engraved with faces of King Albert 1st of Belgium and Queen Elizabeth
Which served as models for engraving on shell 102
Three shell engraved. The Lion of Flanders defends the flag, defeats the German Eagle. One shell with Yser and various towns
Shell depicting LION OF FLANDERS protecting the Belgium flag while spotting the German Eagle.Banner:"Souvenir de la Guerre 1914".
Shell LION OF FLANDERS defeating the German Eagle. Banner "Souvenir de la Victoire 1918"
YSER in front of LION OF FLANDERS in a shield. Ribbon engraved "Campagne de 1914-15-16-17". Wreath of oak leaves on a zig-zag background.
Shell Lion of Flanders. Shields engraved DUFFEL, WAVRE, ST. CATH., HOMBEEK,WEEDE, SCHIPLAEKEN, TIRLEMONT. Bunch of poppies.
Shell  with Reims Cathedral front part engraved and darkened for a 3D effect. Scale pattern around base.
Shell engraved Campagne 1914-15-16. Central medallion with a cross, flanked by two palms. Leafy garland around.
Shell engraved with Croix de guerre with three palms, ARTOIS, CHAMPAGNE, SOMME, flaming bomb with #1 and LEGION ETRANGERE
Shell engraved DIKSMUIDE. Elaborate calligraphy in a zig-zag work.
 Diksmuide- Upper and lower bands engraved with triangles. Pie crust top. British 4.5" caliber howitzer.
6eme R.A.C. 5eme Batterie. French regiment battery unit engraved on the upper band. Large flower and leaves. Zig-Zag work all over.
Engraved  in diagonal Verdun 14-15-16
French Unit. Upper band: Notice "Artilleri" : missing E replaced by number 6. Engraved in zigzag work with initials D G on the body
Shell Cote 304. Large daisy and dots in a herringbone pattern [Cote 304 observation post, near Mort-Homme, near Verdun]
Cote 304 , large daisy, stippled background, herringbone pattern at the back.
Back with herringbone pattern.
The name of a village where captain Charles de Gaulle was wounded
The name of a village where captain Charles de Gaulle was wounded
Back with herringbone pattern.
Engraved with geometrical patterns. Initials ED in a ten-pointed star. Upper decorative band, zig-zag work.
shell decorated by Emile Delsol with rows of triangles  around the body and intertwined ribbons in lower band.
Shell engraved on the headstamp in cursive: 8eme c[compagnie],genie, secteur 14, Front, 1069eme jour de guerre, and signed Emile delsol.
Shell Red Cross engraved Souvenir de Guerre HOE 36/2 (Clearing Hospital type 2) framed by a garland.
Pair of shells with scalloped tops, same design of garlands around medallions with Doughboy facing Poilu.
Pair of shells with scalloped tops, marked Alsace Lorraine , very shiny to brighten dark houses in rural France not yet on the grid.
Shell engraved Aisne with zigzag work and top crenelated with fleur-de-lis shape.
Shell engraved Somme with zigzag work and top crenelated with fleur-de-lis shape. engraved 1916
Shell VERDUN IN traditional calligraphy on an embossed background.
VERDUN 1917 around the body
Shell engraved Verdun in diagonal, with a garland of flower and a bird bringing a message.
Shell VERDUN with a spiraling garland of flowers.
Shell  with the Gallic Rooster standing on the barrel of a 75mm field gun. billowing flag, muddy grounds. Pie crust top.
A jubilant Poilu is carried over a comrade's shoulder and pointing towards a Gallic Rooster perched on a 75 Field gun
Ypres Cloth Hall center part of the building
Shell marked Les Halles d'Yres 1918. A pile of rubble
Picture frame Canadian Maple leaf, engraved Vimy-Ridge- 7-9 Apr 1917.  Horse shoe around the picture hole
Shell engraved Aisne with zigzag work and top in a fleur-de-lis shape
Shell Cote 304 [in the Verdun area] an observation post. Large daisy and dots in a herringbone pattern
Shell engraved Aisne with zigzag work and top in a fleur-de-lis shape
Shell engraved Vernun with a garland of flower and a bird carrying a message
The postcard shows the center part of the medieval building as ruins
Shell Royal Medical Corps engraved with places of battle: Ypres, Vimy Ridge, Pozieres
Engraved with faces of King Albert 1st of Belgium and Queen Elizabeth
Shell engraved Aisne with zigzag work and top in a fleur-de-lis shape
Shell Red Cross engraved Souvenir de Guerre HOE 36/2 (Clearing Hospital type 2)
Shell engraved Somme with zigzag work and top with fleur-de-lis shape
Shell soldered with cap badges, buttons and cartridges from three countries
Which served as models for engraving on shell 102
Shell engraved Aisne with zigzag work and top in a fleur-de-lis shape
Engraved with geometrical patterns and signed on the headstamp
Shell Red Cross engraved Souvenir de Guerre HOE 36/2 (Clearing Hospital type 2)
A jubilant Poilu is carried over a comrade's shoulder and pointing towards a Gallic Rooster perched on a 75 Field gun
Engraving of Ypres Cloth Hall built in medieval times
Shell Royal Marine Artillery engraved Bruges 1918
Three shell engraved. The Lion of Flanders defends the flag, defeats the German Eagle. One shell with Yser and various towns
A Belgian town obliterated and then reconstructed after WWI. Letters engraved in Gothic with zigzag technique
Shell Red Cross engraved Souvenir de Guerre HOE 36/2 (Clearing Hospital type 2)
A jubilant Poilu is carried over a comrade's shoulder and pointing towards a Gallic Rooster perched on a 75 Field gun
A jubilant Poilu is carried over a comrade's shoulder and pointing towards a Gallic Rooster perched on a 75 Field gun
Shell Ypres Cloth Hall center part of the building engraved 1914 Les Halles d'Ypres
Shell Ypres Cloth Hall 1914 , center part of the building ina medallion  with grooved stones and brickwork at the back.
Shell Ypres Cloth Hall 1914. Top with decorative band, course of header bricks.
Engraving of Ypres Cloth Hall 1743
Shell marked Les Halles d'Yres 1918 showing a pile of rubble.
The postcard shows the center part of the medieval building as ruins
Shell soldered with cap badges, buttons and cartridges from England, France and the US.
Details of cartridges  (8mm Lebel) and buttons (flaming bombs)
Shell with badges as the Worcestershire Regiment, cartridges soldered, and small flaming bombs
Shell Royal Medical Corps very finely engraved with places of battle: Ypres, Nevantie, Vimy Ridge, Thiepval, Pozieres .
Shell Royal Marine Artillery. Insignia : Fouled anchor with two flaming bombs. Garland of leaves engraved in zig-zag work.
Shell Royal Marine Artillery engraved souvenir, Bruges,  1918.
Picture frame Canadian Maple leaf, engraved Vimy-Ridge- 7-9 Apr 1917.  Horseshoe around the picture hole
Engraved with faces of King Albert 1st of Belgium and Queen Elizabeth
Which served as models for engraving on shell 102
Three shell engraved. The Lion of Flanders defends the flag, defeats the German Eagle. One shell with Yser and various towns
Shell depicting LION OF FLANDERS protecting the Belgium flag while spotting the German Eagle.Banner:"Souvenir de la Guerre 1914".
Shell LION OF FLANDERS defeating the German Eagle. Banner "Souvenir de la Victoire 1918"
YSER in front of LION OF FLANDERS in a shield. Ribbon engraved "Campagne de 1914-15-16-17". Wreath of oak leaves on a zig-zag background.
Shell Lion of Flanders. Shields engraved DUFFEL, WAVRE, ST. CATH., HOMBEEK,WEEDE, SCHIPLAEKEN, TIRLEMONT. Bunch of poppies.
Shell  with Reims Cathedral front part engraved and darkened for a 3D effect. Scale pattern around base.
Shell engraved Campagne 1914-15-16. Central medallion with a cross, flanked by two palms. Leafy garland around.
Shell engraved with Croix de guerre with three palms, ARTOIS, CHAMPAGNE, SOMME, flaming bomb with #1 and LEGION ETRANGERE
Shell engraved DIKSMUIDE. Elaborate calligraphy in a zig-zag work.
 Diksmuide- Upper and lower bands engraved with triangles. Pie crust top. British 4.5" caliber howitzer.
6eme R.A.C. 5eme Batterie. French regiment battery unit engraved on the upper band. Large flower and leaves. Zig-Zag work all over.
Engraved  in diagonal Verdun 14-15-16
French Unit. Upper band: Notice "Artilleri" : missing E replaced by number 6. Engraved in zigzag work with initials D G on the body
Shell Cote 304. Large daisy and dots in a herringbone pattern [Cote 304 observation post, near Mort-Homme, near Verdun]
Cote 304 , large daisy, stippled background, herringbone pattern at the back.
Back with herringbone pattern.
The name of a village where captain Charles de Gaulle was wounded
The name of a village where captain Charles de Gaulle was wounded
Back with herringbone pattern.
Engraved with geometrical patterns. Initials ED in a ten-pointed star. Upper decorative band, zig-zag work.
shell decorated by Emile Delsol with rows of triangles  around the body and intertwined ribbons in lower band.
Shell engraved on the headstamp in cursive: 8eme c[compagnie],genie, secteur 14, Front, 1069eme jour de guerre, and signed Emile delsol.
Shell Red Cross engraved Souvenir de Guerre HOE 36/2 (Clearing Hospital type 2) framed by a garland.
Pair of shells with scalloped tops, same design of garlands around medallions with Doughboy facing Poilu.
Pair of shells with scalloped tops, marked Alsace Lorraine , very shiny to brighten dark houses in rural France not yet on the grid.
Shell engraved Aisne with zigzag work and top crenelated with fleur-de-lis shape.
Shell engraved Somme with zigzag work and top crenelated with fleur-de-lis shape. engraved 1916
Shell VERDUN IN traditional calligraphy on an embossed background.
VERDUN 1917 around the body
Shell engraved Verdun in diagonal, with a garland of flower and a bird bringing a message.
Shell VERDUN with a spiraling garland of flowers.
Shell  with the Gallic Rooster standing on the barrel of a 75mm field gun. billowing flag, muddy grounds. Pie crust top.
A jubilant Poilu is carried over a comrade's shoulder and pointing towards a Gallic Rooster perched on a 75 Field gun
Ypres Cloth Hall center part of the building
Shell marked Les Halles d'Yres 1918. A pile of rubble
Picture frame Canadian Maple leaf, engraved Vimy-Ridge- 7-9 Apr 1917.  Horse shoe around the picture hole
Shell engraved Aisne with zigzag work and top in a fleur-de-lis shape
Shell Cote 304 [in the Verdun area] an observation post. Large daisy and dots in a herringbone pattern
Shell engraved Aisne with zigzag work and top in a fleur-de-lis shape
Shell engraved Vernun with a garland of flower and a bird carrying a message
The postcard shows the center part of the medieval building as ruins
Shell Royal Medical Corps engraved with places of battle: Ypres, Vimy Ridge, Pozieres
Engraved with faces of King Albert 1st of Belgium and Queen Elizabeth
Shell engraved Aisne with zigzag work and top in a fleur-de-lis shape
Shell Red Cross engraved Souvenir de Guerre HOE 36/2 (Clearing Hospital type 2)
Shell engraved Somme with zigzag work and top with fleur-de-lis shape
Shell soldered with cap badges, buttons and cartridges from three countries
Which served as models for engraving on shell 102
Shell engraved Aisne with zigzag work and top in a fleur-de-lis shape
Engraved with geometrical patterns and signed on the headstamp
Shell Red Cross engraved Souvenir de Guerre HOE 36/2 (Clearing Hospital type 2)
A jubilant Poilu is carried over a comrade's shoulder and pointing towards a Gallic Rooster perched on a 75 Field gun
Engraving of Ypres Cloth Hall built in medieval times
Shell Royal Marine Artillery engraved Bruges 1918
Three shell engraved. The Lion of Flanders defends the flag, defeats the German Eagle. One shell with Yser and various towns
A Belgian town obliterated and then reconstructed after WWI. Letters engraved in Gothic with zigzag technique
Shell Red Cross engraved Souvenir de Guerre HOE 36/2 (Clearing Hospital type 2)
A jubilant Poilu is carried over a comrade's shoulder and pointing towards a Gallic Rooster perched on a 75 Field gun
A jubilant Poilu is carried over a comrade's shoulder and pointing towards a Gallic Rooster perched on a 75 Field gun
Shell Ypres Cloth Hall center part of the building engraved 1914 Les Halles d'Ypres
Shell Ypres Cloth Hall 1914 , center part of the building ina medallion  with grooved stones and brickwork at the back.
Shell Ypres Cloth Hall 1914. Top with decorative band, course of header bricks.
Engraving of Ypres Cloth Hall 1743
Shell marked Les Halles d'Yres 1918 showing a pile of rubble.
The postcard shows the center part of the medieval building as ruins
Shell soldered with cap badges, buttons and cartridges from England, France and the US.
Details of cartridges  (8mm Lebel) and buttons (flaming bombs)
Shell with badges as the Worcestershire Regiment, cartridges soldered, and small flaming bombs
Shell Royal Medical Corps very finely engraved with places of battle: Ypres, Nevantie, Vimy Ridge, Thiepval, Pozieres .
Shell Royal Marine Artillery. Insignia : Fouled anchor with two flaming bombs. Garland of leaves engraved in zig-zag work.
Shell Royal Marine Artillery engraved souvenir, Bruges,  1918.
Picture frame Canadian Maple leaf, engraved Vimy-Ridge- 7-9 Apr 1917.  Horseshoe around the picture hole
Engraved with faces of King Albert 1st of Belgium and Queen Elizabeth
Which served as models for engraving on shell 102
Three shell engraved. The Lion of Flanders defends the flag, defeats the German Eagle. One shell with Yser and various towns
Shell depicting LION OF FLANDERS protecting the Belgium flag while spotting the German Eagle.Banner:"Souvenir de la Guerre 1914".
Shell LION OF FLANDERS defeating the German Eagle. Banner "Souvenir de la Victoire 1918"
YSER in front of LION OF FLANDERS in a shield. Ribbon engraved "Campagne de 1914-15-16-17". Wreath of oak leaves on a zig-zag background.
Shell Lion of Flanders. Shields engraved DUFFEL, WAVRE, ST. CATH., HOMBEEK,WEEDE, SCHIPLAEKEN, TIRLEMONT. Bunch of poppies.
Shell  with Reims Cathedral front part engraved and darkened for a 3D effect. Scale pattern around base.
Shell engraved Campagne 1914-15-16. Central medallion with a cross, flanked by two palms. Leafy garland around.
Shell engraved with Croix de guerre with three palms, ARTOIS, CHAMPAGNE, SOMME, flaming bomb with #1 and LEGION ETRANGERE
Shell engraved DIKSMUIDE. Elaborate calligraphy in a zig-zag work.
 Diksmuide- Upper and lower bands engraved with triangles. Pie crust top. British 4.5" caliber howitzer.
6eme R.A.C. 5eme Batterie. French regiment battery unit engraved on the upper band. Large flower and leaves. Zig-Zag work all over.
Engraved  in diagonal Verdun 14-15-16
French Unit. Upper band: Notice "Artilleri" : missing E replaced by number 6. Engraved in zigzag work with initials D G on the body
Shell Cote 304. Large daisy and dots in a herringbone pattern [Cote 304 observation post, near Mort-Homme, near Verdun]
Cote 304 , large daisy, stippled background, herringbone pattern at the back.
Back with herringbone pattern.
The name of a village where captain Charles de Gaulle was wounded
The name of a village where captain Charles de Gaulle was wounded
Back with herringbone pattern.
Engraved with geometrical patterns. Initials ED in a ten-pointed star. Upper decorative band, zig-zag work.
shell decorated by Emile Delsol with rows of triangles  around the body and intertwined ribbons in lower band.
Shell engraved on the headstamp in cursive: 8eme c[compagnie],genie, secteur 14, Front, 1069eme jour de guerre, and signed Emile delsol.
Shell Red Cross engraved Souvenir de Guerre HOE 36/2 (Clearing Hospital type 2) framed by a garland.
Pair of shells with scalloped tops, same design of garlands around medallions with Doughboy facing Poilu.
Pair of shells with scalloped tops, marked Alsace Lorraine , very shiny to brighten dark houses in rural France not yet on the grid.
Shell engraved Aisne with zigzag work and top crenelated with fleur-de-lis shape.
Shell engraved Somme with zigzag work and top crenelated with fleur-de-lis shape. engraved 1916
Shell VERDUN IN traditional calligraphy on an embossed background.
VERDUN 1917 around the body
Shell engraved Verdun in diagonal, with a garland of flower and a bird bringing a message.
Shell VERDUN with a spiraling garland of flowers.
Shell  with the Gallic Rooster standing on the barrel of a 75mm field gun. billowing flag, muddy grounds. Pie crust top.
A jubilant Poilu is carried over a comrade's shoulder and pointing towards a Gallic Rooster perched on a 75 Field gun
Ypres Cloth Hall center part of the building
Shell soldered with cap badges, buttons and cartridges from three countries
Picture frame Canadian Maple leaf, engraved Vimy-Ridge- 7-9 Apr 1917.  Horse shoe around the picture hole
A jubilant Poilu is carried over a comrade's shoulder and pointing towards a Gallic Rooster perched on a 75 Field gun
Engraved with faces of King Albert 1st of Belgium and Queen Elizabeth
Shell Red Cross engraved Souvenir de Guerre HOE 36/2 (Clearing Hospital type 2)
A jubilant Poilu is carried over a comrade's shoulder and pointing towards a Gallic Rooster perched on a 75 Field gun
Which served as models for engraving on shell 102
Shell engraved Aisne with zigzag work and top in a fleur-de-lis shape
Shell Red Cross engraved Souvenir de Guerre HOE 36/2 (Clearing Hospital type 2)
Shell engraved Vernun with a garland of flower and a bird carrying a message
Engraving of Ypres Cloth Hall built in medieval times
Shell Royal Medical Corps engraved with places of battle: Ypres, Vimy Ridge, Pozieres
Three shell engraved. The Lion of Flanders defends the flag, defeats the German Eagle. One shell with Yser and various towns
Shell engraved Aisne with zigzag work and top in a fleur-de-lis shape
Shell Red Cross engraved Souvenir de Guerre HOE 36/2 (Clearing Hospital type 2)
Shell marked Les Halles d'Yres 1918. A pile of rubble
Shell engraved Aisne with zigzag work and top in a fleur-de-lis shape
Shell Cote 304 [in the Verdun area] an observation post. Large daisy and dots in a herringbone pattern
Engraved with geometrical patterns and signed on the headstamp
Shell engraved Aisne with zigzag work and top in a fleur-de-lis shape
The postcard shows the center part of the medieval building as ruins
Shell Royal Marine Artillery engraved Bruges 1918
A Belgian town obliterated and then reconstructed after WWI. Letters engraved in Gothic with zigzag technique
Shell engraved Somme with zigzag work and top with fleur-de-lis shape
A jubilant Poilu is carried over a comrade's shoulder and pointing towards a Gallic Rooster perched on a 75 Field gun
Shell Ypres Cloth Hall center part of the building engraved 1914 Les Halles d'Ypres
Shell Ypres Cloth Hall 1914 , center part of the building ina medallion  with grooved stones and brickwork at the back.
Shell Ypres Cloth Hall 1914. Top with decorative band, course of header bricks.
Engraving of Ypres Cloth Hall 1743
Shell marked Les Halles d'Yres 1918 showing a pile of rubble.
The postcard shows the center part of the medieval building as ruins
Shell soldered with cap badges, buttons and cartridges from England, France and the US.
Details of cartridges  (8mm Lebel) and buttons (flaming bombs)
Shell with badges as the Worcestershire Regiment, cartridges soldered, and small flaming bombs
Shell Royal Medical Corps very finely engraved with places of battle: Ypres, Nevantie, Vimy Ridge, Thiepval, Pozieres .
Shell Royal Marine Artillery. Insignia : Fouled anchor with two flaming bombs. Garland of leaves engraved in zig-zag work.
Shell Royal Marine Artillery engraved souvenir, Bruges,  1918.
Picture frame Canadian Maple leaf, engraved Vimy-Ridge- 7-9 Apr 1917.  Horseshoe around the picture hole
Engraved with faces of King Albert 1st of Belgium and Queen Elizabeth
Which served as models for engraving on shell 102
Three shell engraved. The Lion of Flanders defends the flag, defeats the German Eagle. One shell with Yser and various towns
Shell depicting LION OF FLANDERS protecting the Belgium flag while spotting the German Eagle.Banner:"Souvenir de la Guerre 1914".
Shell LION OF FLANDERS defeating the German Eagle. Banner "Souvenir de la Victoire 1918"
YSER in front of LION OF FLANDERS in a shield. Ribbon engraved "Campagne de 1914-15-16-17". Wreath of oak leaves on a zig-zag background.
Shell Lion of Flanders. Shields engraved DUFFEL, WAVRE, ST. CATH., HOMBEEK,WEEDE, SCHIPLAEKEN, TIRLEMONT. Bunch of poppies.
Shell  with Reims Cathedral front part engraved and darkened for a 3D effect. Scale pattern around base.
Shell engraved Campagne 1914-15-16. Central medallion with a cross, flanked by two palms. Leafy garland around.
Shell engraved with Croix de guerre with three palms, ARTOIS, CHAMPAGNE, SOMME, flaming bomb with #1 and LEGION ETRANGERE
Shell engraved DIKSMUIDE. Elaborate calligraphy in a zig-zag work.
 Diksmuide- Upper and lower bands engraved with triangles. Pie crust top. British 4.5" caliber howitzer.
6eme R.A.C. 5eme Batterie. French regiment battery unit engraved on the upper band. Large flower and leaves. Zig-Zag work all over.
Engraved  in diagonal Verdun 14-15-16
French Unit. Upper band: Notice "Artilleri" : missing E replaced by number 6. Engraved in zigzag work with initials D G on the body
Shell Cote 304. Large daisy and dots in a herringbone pattern [Cote 304 observation post, near Mort-Homme, near Verdun]
Cote 304 , large daisy, stippled background, herringbone pattern at the back.
Back with herringbone pattern.
The name of a village where captain Charles de Gaulle was wounded
The name of a village where captain Charles de Gaulle was wounded
Back with herringbone pattern.
Engraved with geometrical patterns. Initials ED in a ten-pointed star. Upper decorative band, zig-zag work.
shell decorated by Emile Delsol with rows of triangles  around the body and intertwined ribbons in lower band.
Shell engraved on the headstamp in cursive: 8eme c[compagnie],genie, secteur 14, Front, 1069eme jour de guerre, and signed Emile delsol.
Shell Red Cross engraved Souvenir de Guerre HOE 36/2 (Clearing Hospital type 2) framed by a garland.
Pair of shells with scalloped tops, same design of garlands around medallions with Doughboy facing Poilu.
Pair of shells with scalloped tops, marked Alsace Lorraine , very shiny to brighten dark houses in rural France not yet on the grid.
Shell engraved Aisne with zigzag work and top crenelated with fleur-de-lis shape.
Shell engraved Somme with zigzag work and top crenelated with fleur-de-lis shape. engraved 1916
Shell VERDUN IN traditional calligraphy on an embossed background.
VERDUN 1917 around the body
Shell engraved Verdun in diagonal, with a garland of flower and a bird bringing a message.
Shell VERDUN with a spiraling garland of flowers.
Shell  with the Gallic Rooster standing on the barrel of a 75mm field gun. billowing flag, muddy grounds. Pie crust top.
A jubilant Poilu is carried over a comrade's shoulder and pointing towards a Gallic Rooster perched on a 75 Field gun
Ypres Cloth Hall center part of the building
Shell marked Les Halles d'Yres 1918. A pile of rubble
Picture frame Canadian Maple leaf, engraved Vimy-Ridge- 7-9 Apr 1917.  Horse shoe around the picture hole
Shell engraved Aisne with zigzag work and top in a fleur-de-lis shape
Shell Cote 304 [in the Verdun area] an observation post. Large daisy and dots in a herringbone pattern
Shell engraved Aisne with zigzag work and top in a fleur-de-lis shape
Shell engraved Vernun with a garland of flower and a bird carrying a message
The postcard shows the center part of the medieval building as ruins
Shell Royal Medical Corps engraved with places of battle: Ypres, Vimy Ridge, Pozieres
Engraved with faces of King Albert 1st of Belgium and Queen Elizabeth
Shell engraved Aisne with zigzag work and top in a fleur-de-lis shape
Shell Red Cross engraved Souvenir de Guerre HOE 36/2 (Clearing Hospital type 2)
Shell engraved Somme with zigzag work and top with fleur-de-lis shape
Shell soldered with cap badges, buttons and cartridges from three countries
Which served as models for engraving on shell 102
Shell engraved Aisne with zigzag work and top in a fleur-de-lis shape
Engraved with geometrical patterns and signed on the headstamp
Shell Red Cross engraved Souvenir de Guerre HOE 36/2 (Clearing Hospital type 2)
A jubilant Poilu is carried over a comrade's shoulder and pointing towards a Gallic Rooster perched on a 75 Field gun
Engraving of Ypres Cloth Hall built in medieval times
Shell Royal Marine Artillery engraved Bruges 1918
Three shell engraved. The Lion of Flanders defends the flag, defeats the German Eagle. One shell with Yser and various towns
A Belgian town obliterated and then reconstructed after WWI. Letters engraved in Gothic with zigzag technique
Shell Red Cross engraved Souvenir de Guerre HOE 36/2 (Clearing Hospital type 2)
A jubilant Poilu is carried over a comrade's shoulder and pointing towards a Gallic Rooster perched on a 75 Field gun
A jubilant Poilu is carried over a comrade's shoulder and pointing towards a Gallic Rooster perched on a 75 Field gun