Rob B Posted 30 September , 2005 Share Posted 30 September , 2005 I was given by my Great Aunt a Great War nurse a paperknife the handle being a rimless rifle bullet with bullet head in rim and a 4 inch straight blade with serated top side and on the blade is the line "Souvenir de Denain". There was a soldered button on the bullet case but that has long gone. Did the French Civilians make items like this and any idea where or what importance "Denain" has in the grand scheme of things. Thanks, Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Poilu Posted 30 September , 2005 Share Posted 30 September , 2005 Not sure about the importance of Denain but paper knives of this form are one of the most comon trench art items. http://www.trenchart.org/LetterOpeners.htm As yours is, they were commonly engraved with a local town's name. It may well be a post war souvenir made by locals to be sold to tourists (as was the majority of trench art) or made during the war by local artisans or soldiers out of the line. Try this search for lots of trench art info: http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/i...lite=trench+art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike10764 Posted 30 September , 2005 Share Posted 30 September , 2005 Here's a one inscribed Somme 1916(or it could be 1918)-a friend of mine sent me a picture of it, as he has just bought it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob B Posted 30 September , 2005 Author Share Posted 30 September , 2005 Many thanks to you both great links and very interesting. Cheers, Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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