Original U.S. WWI China Marine Trench Art Artillery Shell with Dragon Motif Japanese Helmets We have tried to identify

We have tried to identify this maker

Most of the 2nd Battalion commanded by Lt Col

Together with this memento of The Battle of The Nile is a pair of wonderful silver beaten over copper

is stamped with German manufacturing data ksd 1943 WaA14 which identifies the maker as Walter Winkler of Schönwalderstrasse 101 in Berlin-Spandau

There are two wing nuts on the top of the housing

Original U.S. WWI China Marine Trench Art Artillery Shell with Dragon Motif Japanese Helmets We have tried to identifyOriginal Items: One of a kind set. Fantastic brass artillery shell casing dating from World War One, featuring etched China dragon motif and measures 24" tall. The term China Marines, originally referred to the United States Marines, of the 4th Marine Regiment, who were stationed in Shanghai, China from 1927 to 1941 to protect American citizens and property in the Shanghai International Settlement, during the Chinese Revolution and the Second Sino