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Fork made from .303-inch rifle cartridge
- Publication Year :
- 1916
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Abstract
- This fork has a .303-inch caliber rifle cartridge for its handle, with the projectile still attached. The fork component has three tines and appears to have been soldered onto the bullet projectile. Applied to one side of the cartridge is a small France Moderne coat of arms, consisting of a crown above a shield bearing three fleurs-de-lis.
- Subjects :
- Forks.
Bullets.
Heraldry depicted. France
Crowns, depicted.
Shields, depicted.
Fleur-de-lis, depicted.
Appliqué, depicted.
Metal-cutting, depicted.
Solder and soldering, depicted.
Art 20th century.
World War, 1914-1918.
World War, 1914-1918 Equipment and supplies.
World War, 1914-1918 Art and the war.
Fourchettes.
Balles (Armement)
Couronnes (Insignes)
Boucliers.
Fleur de lis.
Appliques (Arts décoratifs)
Métaux Coupe.
Soudure.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918.
fork (object genre)
bullets.
crowns (headdresses)
shields (armor)
fleur-de-lis (motif)
appliqué (technique)
solder.
Appliqué.
Art.
Bullets.
Crowns.
Equipment and supplies.
Fleur-de-lis.
Forks.
Heraldry.
Metal-cutting.
Shields.
Solder and soldering.
Great Britain History 20th century.
Grande-Bretagne Histoire 20e siècle.
France.
Great Britain.
Subjects
Details
- Database :
- OAIster
- Notes :
- Title by cataloger., Bottom of the cartridge has the inscriptions: "R 16" and "VII", the last of which is very faint. This headstamp suggests, but cannot confirm, that the cartridge is a .303 British, manufactured in 1916.
- Accession number :
- edsoai.ocn976408201