Original WWI Trench Art Match Safe Collection - German French U.S. Japanese Ordnance it was approved in 1954

it was approved in 1954

Size is approximately 7 3/8 (59cm)

It looks to have been pinned and repaired long ago

These double-barreled

This is an wonderful RARE example of a genuine Named USMC Great War helmet

Original WWI Trench Art Match Safe Collection - German French U.S. Japanese Ordnance it was approved in 1954Original 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