A First War "Fleissige Berta" (Little Bertha) Artillery Shell Matchbox Cover Auction Archive measuring 36 mm x 55

measuring 36 mm x 55

obverse illustrating the right-facing bust of Lieutenant General Józef Haller von Hallenburg

with old ribbon for Officials

cypher of Louis II on the lid

A First War "Fleissige Berta" (Little Bertha) Artillery Shell Matchbox Cover Auction Archive measuring 36 mm x 55Die stamped insignia on the front panel of the magnetic silvered metal base, the insignia illustrating an artillery shell with a black enamelled Iron Cross 1914, with a stripe above the cross inscribed "FLEISSIGE BERTA" (Little Bertha) and two blank stripes below, voided capsule shaped openings on the side panels, 41 mm x 61 mm x 19. 5 mm, surface rust evident on the front panel, contact marks from active use throughout, better than very fine.