A First War German Matchbox Cover Depicting A Battle Scene Auction Archive bronze with green and white

bronze with green and white enamels

49 mm x 64 mm

as was recognized by the crown

officially engraved: CORPL

A First War German Matchbox Cover Depicting A Battle Scene Auction Archive bronze with green and whiteA First War (Imperial) German matchbox cover, depicting a group of German soldiers storming a trench; constructed of pressed sheet medal (magnetic); crimped on one side; with two of the sides partially cut out to allow the fingers to slide the matchbox out of the cover once empty, and to strike the match on the igniter strip; with a cut out on the bottom to push out the matchbox drawer; measuring 61 mm x 40 mm; dark attractive patina with contact