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WW1 French Trench Art Brass Matchbox Cover - German Pickelhaube Souvenir de France Political it grew into a front-lineThis is an original World War I era brass matchbox sliding cover sleeve. This piece is a classic piece of "sweetheart" or victory trench art, commercially produced in France circa 19181919 for Allied soldiers (British, American, Canadian) to bring home as wartime trophies after the Armistice. It features a highly detailed, embossed central medallion depicting an Imperial German M1895 Pickelhaube (spiked helmet). The helmet plate clearly displays the