Estonia. An Estonian Collaborator Pow Trench Art Box And Identity Tag Auction Archive maker marked “L/54” for “Schauerte

maker marked “L/54” for “Schauerte & Höfeld

With green and red silk

nickel-plated lower fitting shows wear but

at Hill 70 he would be gassed as well as suffer a gunshot wound to the right shoulder

A protruding black lacquered vulcanfibre visor is set securely into the structure of the cap

Estonia. An Estonian Collaborator Pow Trench Art Box And Identity Tag Auction Archive maker marked “L/54” for “SchauerteA rare and unique trench art box made by an Estonian collaborator POW in Soviet captivity. Constructed of multiple pieces of light wood, the box features a retractable lid on a hinge, decorated on the exterior with an etched Estonian coat of arms, highlighted in national blue, black, and white colours. The lid opens to reveal a highly detailed, multi coloured design on the reverse in the form of a barbed wire POW camp fence overlaid by a Leibstandarte