Original U.S. WWI Trench Art Smoking Kit Made from 1917 Dated Artillery Shell with Dr. Grabow Pipe & Striker British Machine Guns The top of the filter

The top of the filter is ink stamped with date marking B 6

and the competition was won by the sculptor and medallist Edward Carter Preston using the pseudonym Pyramus

This was a gun that definitely saw a good deal of use

at Saint-Mihiel

The stingray (Sa-Me) grip with complete Ito (cloth binding) shows light wear

Original U.S. WWI Trench Art Smoking Kit Made from 1917 Dated Artillery Shell with Dr. Grabow Pipe & Striker British Machine Guns The top of the filterOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a tremendous smoking board kit likely put together by a U. S. Veteran of World War I using pieces he brought back from France. The board includes a match striker, a small shell meant to hold matches, an ashtray with two slots to hold pipes or cigars, and a stand with four slots for pipes and a large artillery shell reservoir likely meant for storing tobacco. This is a very unique set, the first of its kind we have