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FP and Joe,
I was really surprised that you brought up the types of things that may have been used at the time to create such poor man's etches. I wish I knew more myself. I have wondered how to find such information.

I have seen a few styles that differ in some ways. I will try to post some pictures this weekend. I look at trench art often, especially the ground dug stuff coming out of Russia. Canteens, mess kits and tobacco cases as well as cannon shells.

There is a middle ground between jeweler-done and personalized-by-owner. I also look at the German dogtags and the stamped fonts to help with unit mark stuff. When you collect outside the box, it's a very big box and there are many unanswered questions. It would be foolish to think that all my questions could be answered on this topic in my lifetime. I just hope it keeps the interest alive for future collectors.


Steve,