Zur erinnerung seiner lieben mutter 1914/15 ....???
Zur erinnerung seiner lieben mutter 1914/15 ....???
Zur erinnerung seiner lieben mutter = For remembrance of his loving mother (or something close to that).
It appears to be a letter opener of some sort.
"Please", Thank You" and proper manners appreciated
My greatest fear is that one day I will die and my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them
"Don't tell me these are investments if you never intend to sell anything" (Quote: Wife)
The W stands for Kaiser Wilhelm. I may be slightly off in my translation as I don't speak German. I just know a little bit. It may read "In remembrance from his loving mother". Hopefully someone who is fluent in German will be around
In my opinion it is from WW1 or the period after in remembrance of a soldiers service. But just my guess.
And your English is fine
"Please", Thank You" and proper manners appreciated
My greatest fear is that one day I will die and my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them
"Don't tell me these are investments if you never intend to sell anything" (Quote: Wife)
Defnitely WW1 in style and the grooves on the 'handle' indicate that it has been probably been beaten into shape from the copper driving band of a shell.......
It is simply trench art from WWI-as said, a copper band from a shell that has been shaped into a letter opener. It was made by a German or Austrian soldier in honor of his beloved mother. No doubt sent home from the field.
William
"Much that once was, is lost. For none now live who remember it."
Hello
WW1 german trench art
De l'horreur à l'art/14-18
cordially
Didier
"Please", Thank You" and proper manners appreciated
My greatest fear is that one day I will die and my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them
"Don't tell me these are investments if you never intend to sell anything" (Quote: Wife)
The grip would stick out way too far to be a hair ornament. The men in the trenches from all the different nations made thousands of such trench art letter opener pieces.
William
"Much that once was, is lost. For none now live who remember it."
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