John4022 Posted September 6, 2023 Share #1 Posted September 6, 2023 Here's my latest piece to the collection found in a small antique shop here in Nebraska. The content is a dragon wrapping around the casing with prunus flowers and possibly a small bug near the bottom. Quick history on the Chinese Labour Corps, they were tasked with behind the front tasks such as digging trenches/graves, maintaining weapons/tanks, building railroads and cleaning up battlefields post war up until 1920. When cleaning battlefields, spent casings were a common commodity so Chinese themed trench art would be sold to soldiers & battlefield tourists for souvenirs. Hope you enjoy! -John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gear Fanatic Posted September 6, 2023 Share #2 Posted September 6, 2023 That is some impressive history, and nice piece, post some more information about that if you can! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castle_Keep Posted February 11 Share #3 Posted February 11 Fascinating artifact. Thanks for the history lesson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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