British, Trench Art Lighter, 50 Cal Round Mounted on 15 Pounder Brass Base. Marked No 15, SH&S - Samuel Hall & Sons Ltd, Vanguard Works, Hay Mills, Birmingham
*British, Trench Art Lighter, 50 Cal Round Mounted on 15 Pounder Brass Base. Marked No 15, SH&S - Samuel Hall & Sons Ltd, Vanguard Works, Hay Mills, Birmingham*
Marked on base:
No 15
IM
SH&S (Samuel Hall & Sons Ltd, Vanguard Works, Hay Mills, Birmingham)
15.8cm tall, 5.8cm diameter base.
Trench art bullet lighter. Bullet lighter made from an empty .50 caliber shell casing mounted on what appears to be No15 Pounder base.
The 15-Pdr BL Gun was the main field gun used by the British Army from about 1892 to 1904 when it was replaced by the 18-Pdr QF Gun that incorporated a modern recoil system.
*Condition*
Lighter has not been tested. Please see photographs as part of the condition report.
