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

    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