Czechoslovakia, Republic. A Trench Art Brass Shell, 1957 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic consisting of a Maltese Cross

consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms completing in ball finials and joined through the quadrants by lions passant

One featuring a black-and-white portrait of Generalleutnant Erich Ludendorff

which was endeavouring to relieve Townshend

(Schulterklappen für Untersturmführer der Aufklärung/Kradschützen)

Czechoslovakia, Republic. A Trench Art Brass Shell, 1957 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic consisting of a Maltese CrossA Socialist Republic period shell, the exterior featuring raised flower and floral designs around the circumference, the base bearing a number of markings, including a manufacture date of 1957, a Czechoslovakian Army acceptance code consisting of a number 57 flanked by crossed swords, a mark of OTV indicating approval by the Technical Inspector Office, and a makers mark of AVM for an unidentified factory, measuring 86 mm (w) x 310 mm (h), in extremely