It was developed before the start of the Second World War and is simply a wooden box filled with explosives
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These would later prove instrumental in defending themselves from the attacking Germans and in protecting themselves when their own artillery fired on or just in front of their own positions
The side of the cap has what appears to be a rank insignia for a Captain
Belgian WWI Period Lancer's Regiment Model 1863 Tschapka
Original WWI French Battlefield Excavated Relic Collection - Helmet, Canteen, Barbed Wire, Shells & More! British Military Hats It was developed before theOriginal Ground Dug Items: Only One Lot of Available. This is fantastic! During WWI much of North East France and the surrounding areas became part of "No man's land", where constant trench warfare reduced the environment to a blasted out, desolate area. Repeated charges and changes in the front left huge amounts of material behind, often buried by later trench works, artillery fire, and the like, which means that for many years to come, any type of