Germany, Heer. A Trench Art Matchbox Case, Canadian Veteran Retrieval consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and measures 85 mm (w)

and measures 85 mm (w) x 131

the grip with two minor chips at the halfway mark on the obverse

Accompanied by a stickpin

with slightly detached centre medallions

An 1866 Pattern 90th Rifles of Canada (Winnipeg) Helmet Plate - C

Germany, Heer. A Trench Art Matchbox Case, Canadian Veteran Retrieval consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and measures 85 mm (w)(Heer Grabenkunst Streichholzschachtel). Constructed of magnetic steel, the cover bearing a raised profile of a Heer soldier wearing a Stahlhelm opening on a functional hinge to reveal a hollow interior with a lip to accommodate a matchbox, unmarked, measuring 50 mm (w) x 60 mm (h), notably retaining a package of Strike Rite matches, produced in London, Ontario, c. 1944, added by the Canadian serviceman who retrieved the case from Europe during the