BPJermyn Posted 10 November , 2013 Share Posted 10 November , 2013 Sorry for the double post - had trouble with the upload Amazing piece of trench art I discovered when looking that the personal effects of a fallen Canadian - John Hilton Towsley. It's a very small caliber bullet with a cross some how attached to the end of it. Bit of irony there. Thought I would share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 10 November , 2013 Share Posted 10 November , 2013 Bradley How long is the bullet and cross? it looks tiny. Thanks for posting it. Pete. P.S. Would this be Sapper J H Towsley who is buried at Bodelwyddan in North Wales? I looked him up on the CWGC website expecting to find him around Courcelette, Vimy or Passchendaele only to see he is just across the bay from where I live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikB Posted 11 November , 2013 Share Posted 11 November , 2013 Sorry for the double post - had trouble with the upload Amazing piece of trench art I discovered when looking that the personal effects of a fallen Canadian - John Hilton Towsley. It's a very small caliber bullet with a cross some how attached to the end of it. Bit of irony there. Thought I would share. It looks like just the point of a bullet that isn't a 303 - it has a tiny rounded tip rather than the small flat (meplat) of 303 Mk.VII, and appears to made of a light-coloured brass. I suspect it may be a hand-turned point as it doesn't look like any standard WW1 bullet nose I know of. Others might possibly recognise it? Regards, MikB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radlad Posted 11 November , 2013 Share Posted 11 November , 2013 I don't think it's trench art or a bullet. I have a very vague recollection that it is a dismantling tool or locking pin from something. I think that I've seen one before, many years ago, but can't remember where or what it's for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Bailey Posted 11 November , 2013 Share Posted 11 November , 2013 I've seen a couple of these. They are however uncommon. Cherish! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPJermyn Posted 15 November , 2013 Author Share Posted 15 November , 2013 Bradley How long is the bullet and cross? it looks tiny. Thanks for posting it. Pete. P.S. Would this be Sapper J H Towsley who is buried at Bodelwyddan in North Wales? I looked him up on the CWGC website expecting to find him around Courcelette, Vimy or Passchendaele only to see he is just across the bay from where I live. It is very small - in total with cross just under an inch. And yes it was part of the belongings of Sapper J H Towsley who is buried at Bodelwyddan in North Wales. Poor fellow made it through the war only to die of pneumonia on the way home. Thanks for all the comments and posts it is an amazing piece of art. I don't think it's trench art or a bullet. I have a very vague recollection that it is a dismantling tool or locking pin from something. I think that I've seen one before, many years ago, but can't remember where or what it's for. I'm not too sure what to make of it. All I know - from the notes - is that was in the personal effects of John's when they were returned to the family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbarchetta Posted 15 November , 2013 Share Posted 15 November , 2013 Bradley This is trench art - part of a little religious shrine. One in my collection, photos below, comes with its cartridge, with a tiny Croix de Guerre fixed to it. Thus can be carried with the cross inside the cartridge, then set up as a cross whenever needed... Not sure what the bullet is, I presume a Lebel, but it is small, and dated 1904 - have taken a photo of the base lest anyone can ID it properly. Hope this helps. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikB Posted 16 November , 2013 Share Posted 16 November , 2013 Yes, but the OP's doesn't have that register to locate it in the cartridge case neck. Regards, MikB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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