Copper alloy driving band type engraved ‘Bois Mortmare, 1914-1915'
Copper drive band letter opener, 'Bois Mortmare 1914-15', 'AB' and profile bust on pommel. ‘Bois Mortmare 1914-1915 A B. / a mon Colonel - Souvenir Respectuex
(To my colonel, with respectful remembrance).
Two engraved portraits of German soldiers on the finial.
Accession number: Loan 3721.7
Primary reference Number: 318869
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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