German WWI Items

wlyon · 01-28-2007, 11:14 PM

WWI German cigarette case, matchbox holder, and lighter.

All have the crown "Gott Mit Uns" raised on the front.

waltherguy · 01-29-2007, 12:27 PM

Very cool stuff.. don't think I've ever seen all three together before..

Edward Tinker · 01-29-2007, 12:51 PM

Bill, how much for each or all three?

Ed

wlyon · 01-29-2007, 01:24 PM

Ed: Not for sale at this point but maybe soon. Bill

Edward Tinker · 01-29-2007, 01:35 PM

Sorry bill, for some reason I thought they were in the FOR SALE section

Very cool, and nice looking.

ed

mauro · 01-29-2007, 01:38 PM

Really nice!

MikeP · 01-31-2007, 12:41 PM

I think this stuff is "trench art."I have some similar items my grandfather brought home.
He said they were made by him and other guys from buttons or buckles.
I have a belt and buckle he wore to hold his trap shooting pouch.
He "de-kaiserfied" it by denting in the crown.
His lighter, similar to yours, was made from a turnbuckle used on tension wires on planes.
It has a german button on one side and his initials on the other.
Grampaw was a REMF and got his stuff trading with POWs.
He said these items were quite common. I have seen several matchbox covers.
I used to have one with a hammer and sickle badge and hand stamped "Russland Kursk" 27 Pz with the Waloon cross.
It got ripped off years ago-anybody got it?

wlyon · 01-31-2007, 01:21 PM

I have seen a lot of trench art. I do not believe these are those. The crown and lettering is to perfect and consistant between pieces. Most of the trench art I have seen was made out of shell casings and was fairly crude. Regardless they are a part of history. Bill

01-28-2007, 11:14 PM	#1
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,673 Thanks: 3,244 Thanked 2,662 Times in 988 Posts	German WWI Items WWI German cigarette case, matchbox holder, and lighter. All have the crown "Gott Mit Uns" raised on the front. __________________ Bill Lyon

01-29-2007, 12:27 PM	#2
waltherguy User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: FL Posts: 201 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Very cool stuff.. don't think I've ever seen all three together before.. __________________ "In a man to man fight the winner is the one who puts an extra round in his magazine" -Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

01-29-2007, 12:51 PM	#3
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,974 Thanks: 2,072 Thanked 4,609 Times in 2,123 Posts	Bill, how much for each or all three? Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

01-29-2007, 01:24 PM	#4
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,673 Thanks: 3,244 Thanked 2,662 Times in 988 Posts	Ed: Not for sale at this point but maybe soon. Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

01-29-2007, 01:38 PM	#6
mauro FIREARM HISTORIAN AND AUT Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,535 Thanks: 106 Thanked 350 Times in 129 Posts	Really nice! __________________ Mauro Baudino - www.lugerlp08.com www.paul-mauser-archive.com Mauser Company and Firearm Historian - Mauser Parabellum Certification Service.

01-29-2007, 01:35 PM	#5
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,974 Thanks: 2,072 Thanked 4,609 Times in 2,123 Posts	Sorry bill, for some reason I thought they were in the FOR SALE section Very cool, and nice looking. ed

01-31-2007, 12:41 PM	#7
MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	I think this stuff is "trench art."I have some similar items my grandfather brought home. He said they were made by him and other guys from buttons or buckles. I have a belt and buckle he wore to hold his trap shooting pouch. He "de-kaiserfied" it by denting in the crown. His lighter, similar to yours, was made from a turnbuckle used on tension wires on planes. It has a german button on one side and his initials on the other. Grampaw was a REMF and got his stuff trading with POWs. He said these items were quite common. I have seen several matchbox covers. I used to have one with a hammer and sickle badge and hand stamped "Russland Kursk" 27 Pz with the Waloon cross. It got ripped off years ago-anybody got it?

01-31-2007, 01:21 PM	#8
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,673 Thanks: 3,244 Thanked 2,662 Times in 988 Posts	I have seen a lot of trench art. I do not believe these are those. The crown and lettering is to perfect and consistant between pieces. Most of the trench art I have seen was made out of shell casings and was fairly crude. Regardless they are a part of history. Bill __________________ Bill Lyon