Original British WWI Souvenir Wooden Shield with Battlefield Pickups Sent to Woman's V.A.D. Leader Mrs. Elizabeth Trimble Category_Blunderbuss Very much decorated and clearly

Very much decorated and clearly of significance

to deflect swords and arrows

British and American commanders in India were frustrated by their Chinese allies

50531 The walnut wood stock is in excellent condition

Designs of the mid-1900s were made of metal — tin-plated steel

Original British WWI Souvenir Wooden Shield with Battlefield Pickups Sent to Woman's V.A.D. Leader Mrs. Elizabeth Trimble Category_Blunderbuss Very much decorated and clearlyOriginal Item: One Of A Kind. This is a lovely British WWII Souvenir Wooden Shield measuring 10 "W x 7 "H, which is covered on the front side with battlefield pickup items. The largest of these is what looks to be an artillery fuze, and there is a bronze shield insignia with a horseshoe on it below this. Surrounding this are numerous small pieces of aluminum cut in shield and banner shapes, with the banners reading SOUVENIR YPRES, 1914 15 16 and GOOD