Original U.S. WWII “Trench Art” American Prisoner of War Etched Aluminum Cigarette Case With Sherman Tank and Eagle/Bomber Artwork French Field Equipment and is missing the brass

and is missing the brass sabot on the bottom

just the usual wear from decades of use and cleaning

Martin Anderson was assigned to C Company

Inside of this is a metal officers National Tri-Color Cockade with a red felt insert

though it does have some past repairs and splits

Original U.S. WWII “Trench Art” American Prisoner of War Etched Aluminum Cigarette Case With Sherman Tank and Eagle/Bomber Artwork French Field Equipment and is missing the brassOriginal Item: Only One Available. While interned in the various types of camps during WWII, prisoners often found themselves needing something to pass the time. Many POWs would turn to artwork and other related activities such as producing items that would have been useful, like a cigarette case for example. Prisoners would often make items such as this to use as barter items or even sold them to Prison Guards. The cigarette case does appear to be a