Original WWI Trench Art Match Safe Collection - German French U.S. Russian Air Force these included the 108th

these included the 108th

Overall Length: 10 3/4 inches / 24 1/2 inches with stock

Case Color: Silver

where the German Army was collapsing under the Soviet advance

Original WWI Trench Art Match Safe Collection - German French U.S. Russian Air Force these included the 108thOriginal Items: One of a kind set. A fantastic collection of original WWI Trench Art Match Safes. Match safes were a common item with soldiers of WWI, almost to the point of being a necessity. The Match Safe was a metal three sided device that protected the wooden match boxes of the time from being crushed and destroyed while in the pocket of the soldier. Some WWI veterans carried their match safes for the rest of their lives. Often a means to pass