Czechoslovakia, Republic. A Trench Art Brass Shell, 1957 visually-hidden 82 mm (w) x 53

82 mm (w) x 53

(Ärmelschild der arabische Freiwilligen in der Wehrmacht)

then attested for service in the CEF

(Jagdgeschwader 300 Erinnerungs-Schlüsselanhänger)

the obverse bearing raised initials “СССР” (“USSR”)

Czechoslovakia, Republic. A Trench Art Brass Shell, 1957 visually-hidden 82 mm (w) x 53A Socialist Republic period shell, the exterior featuring raised flower and floral designs around the circumference, the base bearing a number of markings, including a manufacture date of 1957, a Czechoslovakian Army acceptance code consisting of a number 57 flanked by crossed swords, a mark of OTV indicating approval by the Technical Inspector Office, and a makers mark of AVM for an unidentified factory, measuring 86 mm (w) x 310 mm (h), in extremely