WW1 British Machine Gun Corps Trench Art

A splendid looking 1916 dated 18pdr shell case in the form of a miniature coal scuttle, this well rubbed/polished example bears insignia to the Machine Gun Corps and empty cartridge cases for the handle. One of the three legs formed from bullet heads is now missing but with little effort could be replaced, there are also a couple of splits/cracks to the sides of the small scoop (seen in images).