Japanese Capture Enemy Rifle Shell Casings, Chopstick Handles
This item is listed for historical interest only. It was listed on our site previously but has been sold and is no longer available for purchase.
Sold for: $45.00

Original era manufacture. An interesting lot of four .30 caliber brass shell casings, each with a set of different (to my eye) hand engraved kanji on the side, each with different markings on the base of each casing. What I believe these are, are captured enemy casings; German, Chinese, Russian and so on, which were converted into trench-art chopsticks, with the casings used as the handles. Each of the casings has had a 4mm steel rod inserted, which has been cut-off at the top of the casing for some reason. We had a complete set of these for sale several years back, which were produced from captured Russian casings from the Russo-Japanese War. Sold as a lot.