Trench Art, OMDURMAN, Pencil.
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Pre 1900 item# 139581 (stock#2724)
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Hawkes, Asian Art
(44) 1984 633813
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A ‘TRENCH ART’ PROPELLING PENCIL COMMEMORATING THE BATTLE OF OMDURMAN, GORDON’S REVENGE.
Made from a spent .303 bullet case, the outer silver shell of the pencil cleverly looking like the live round. A twist reveals the silver pencil inside. The brass case is engraved “OMDURMAN” and “Remember Gordon” and has a silver swivel for mounting onto a watch chain. The outer silver case is dented here and there otherwis ...click for details
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