Slovakia, I Republic. A Pair Of Trench Art Brass Shell Cases 1943 GTRexclude and a War Merit Badge

and a War Merit Badge 2nd Class with Swords in 1944

The route had been pioneered in 1936 by Imperial Airways

"Bandsman Swann" spent much of the latter part of 1915 and early 1916 with rhumatism

Footnote: The Order of Merit for Distinguished Service was instituted on July 18

Slovakia, I Republic. A Pair Of Trench Art Brass Shell Cases 1943 GTRexclude and a War Merit BadgeA pair of Second World War Slovakian trench art brass shell cases, including a small celibre shell, the outside featuring a raised Slovakian coat of arms above crossed swords, with the opposite side bearing a central etched date of 1943, topped by a steel helmet and above initials VD, measuring 34 mm (w) x 152 mm (h), with minor oxidation evident to the exterior, in overall near extremely fine condition, and; a large calibre shell, the exterior