Original British WWII RAF Button Trench Art Brass Cigarette Lighter Category_Night Sights Mützenmacher

Mützenmacher

The dirk was an easily concealed covert and deadly weapon

This offering is outstanding

Difficult for us to tell as most ink markings are faded from use

behind a diagonal cross on which he was martyred

Original British WWII RAF Button Trench Art Brass Cigarette Lighter Category_Night Sights MützenmacherOriginal Item: One of a kind. During the trench warfare of World War One, 1914 to 1918 when there was not an active Campaign being waged all participants had a lot of time on their hands. The result was Trench Art useful or decorative items made from whatever the war effort had supplied with easy access. The term trench art was also carried on to items made by soldiers in WW2. Here is a charming little all brass cigarette lighter made from two WWII