A First War German Pioneer Battalion "For Verdun" (Vor Verdun) Matchbox Cover 1916 certificate_of_authenticity Denbighshire

Denbighshire

on loop for suspension (maker marked but illegible)

he became a father

its condition and patina both argue that it has rarely been handled over the past 70 years

A First War German Pioneer Battalion "For Verdun" (Vor Verdun) Matchbox Cover 1916 certificate_of_authenticity DenbighshireTwo piece construction, thick brass, open on one end and on the two elongated sides, the open end with two flaps designed with triple raised scallops, aluminum Iron Cross affixed to the front panel and stamped "VOR VERDUN 1916" below, back panel stamped "PIONIER PET. BAULIG PI. R. 30 5. F. KOMP.", an inverted u shaped platform at the base on the interior and held in place via two soldered rivets on the exterior, 40. 5 mm x 63 mm x 22. 5 mm, extremely