Original U.S. & Australian WWII Military and Civilian Worker Trench Art Ring Lot Featuring Named 43rd Infantry Division, 169th Field Artillery Ring - 3 Rings No Return The Mk V was designed

The Mk V was designed to use an Enfield rifle sling so that it could be supported with the sling around the soldier's neck as was developed for the early Thompson Lend-Lease deliveries to Britain

The United States quickly commenced manufacture of a version of the Mk I

OF- 477158 Brand: Waltham

including the spout

while the other side shows a hunting hound pursuing two foxes

Original U.S. & Australian WWII Military and Civilian Worker Trench Art Ring Lot Featuring Named 43rd Infantry Division, 169th Field Artillery Ring - 3 Rings No Return The Mk V was designedOriginal Item: Only One Set of 3 Available. Trench art is any decorative item made by soldiers, prisoners of war, or civilians where the manufacture is directly linked to armed conflict or its consequences. It offers an insight not only to their feelings and emotions about the war, but also their surroundings and the materials they had available to them. Not limited to the World Wars, the history of trench art spans conflicts from the Napoleonic Wars