Germany, Luftwaffe. A 1944 Eastern Front Trench Art Cigarette Case Buy Now numbered 86501

numbered 86501

measuring 158 mm (w) x 235 mm (h) x 22 mm (d)

marked with the "RAJD" inverted triangle insignia and maker marked "A

with the former attending Munich Technical College and the latter building aircraft at Bayerische Flugzeugwerke

with gun shot wounds to his arm

Germany, Luftwaffe. A 1944 Eastern Front Trench Art Cigarette Case Buy Now numbered 86501(Zigarettenetui). Constructed of bronze, of multi piece composition, the lid bearing an etched Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of RUSSLAND DOKUDOVA, 1944, one side bearing an etched fish, opening with a functional hinge to reveal a plain interior, unmarked, measuring 82 mm (w) x 92 mm (l) x 24 mm (h), one side of the hinge has broken, in overall better than very fine condition.