Original British WWI Trench Art Brass Powder Compact Circa 1914 Sterling SMG - Come with original fitted

- Come with original fitted scabbard

This was the first manufactured breechloader to be adopted for general issue by the British Army

embroidered lieutenants bars

The Austrians fitted their own chinstrap bales

after which many Enfield 1853 rifle-muskets were converted to (and replaced in service by) the cartridge-loaded Snider-Enfield rifle

Original British WWI Trench Art Brass Powder Compact Circa 1914 Sterling SMG - Come with original fittedOriginal Item: Only One Available. The cutest small brass powder compact made to look like an officer's hat and the same style used by other ranks in the first months of the War before steel combat helmets were adopted. The hat shape without a peak has the British Royal Cypher badge in miniature on its facing edge. The brim opens to reveal the powder compartment in the bottom and a small vanity mirror in the underside of the lid. Constructed from