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| 153 4107 4108 W.J.B. lassen auf den Erbauer als Mitglied des Machine Gun Corps schließen. Silvered trench art - a model of a Vickers machine gun with tripod and ammo box, 1917/18 Silvered brass (partially faded). Detailedmodel of this machine gun with folding sights, wood grips on the handle and fixed height adjustment with spring-controlled fine adjustment. Pivot-mounted on a silvered tripod with indi- vidually adjustable legs. The tripod feet rest in slots in the blackened oak base, two silvered brass ammunition boxes with closable covers are mounted behind theMG. In front of theMG there is silvered plaque with a pin-affixed, partly enamelled silver badge of the “MGC” (Machine Gun Corps) with crossedMGs under an English crown, below an in-struck designa- tion “W.J.B. France 1914 - 1917”. Length of the Vickers 34 cm, base dimensions 32.3 x 20 cm. The VickersMGwas the standardmachine gun of the British army and was from1916 also used as the on-board MG for British and French fighter aircraft. The U.S. Army also used this model as the Colt Vickers M 1915. A high-quality, decorative piece of trench art work. The initials W.J.B. stand for the builder as well as the Machine Gun Corps member. 252596 II + € 2.700 4108 Lieutenant H.G. Lynn - Ehrengeschenk in Form einer geschnitzten Handgranate, datiert Mai 1917 Detailliert in Bein geschnitzte Handgranate mit abziehbarem Splint und separatem Sicherungs- bügel. Montiert auf einer hölzernen Platte mit verstifteter Silberplakette, darauf die Wid- mungsgravur „Presented toLieut. H.G. LynnAs a mark of Appreciation from Members of No. 1 and 3 Platoons 5th Batt.n. C.L.N.G. May 1917” sowie Juwelierspunze „R.P.” vonRobert Pringle & Son aus Chester und Chester Hallmarks für das Jahr 1916. Unterseitig vier metallene Kugel- füße und grüner Samtbezug. Höhe der Granate 6,7 cm. Gesamthöhe 9,5 cm. Schöne Trench Art-Schnitzerei als Dankes­ geschenk von Mitgliedern des 5. Bataillons der City of London National Guard mit stilvoller Silberplakette. Lieutenant H.G. Lynn - Gift of honour in the form of a carved hand grenade, May 1917 252599 I - II € 900