1. Trench art, WW I, Militairy brass/copper Shell 1917, Decorated flower pot An original, 1st World War, trench art, decorated brass shell case, with hand punched scalloped rim and beaten decoration in the form of a Roman warrior. Three empiricist claw feet support the whole. This is a brass charge case dating from the Great War, however, I am not sure for which shell - I think it is for one of the medium Howitzers.. Clear markings can be seen: "POLTE MAGDEBURG Mârz 1904". 2. Trench art, WW I, Militairy brass/copper Shell 1917, Decorated flower pot An original, 1st World War, trench art, decorated brass shell case, with hand punched scalloped rim and beaten decoration in the form of a Roman warrior. Three empiricist claw feet support the whole. The underside is stamped " OKT. 1917" and with other numbers Both in used condition as flower pots. See photos for condition. Decorated shell casings are a main focus of interest among many collectors of trench art. Casings from artillery shells of several different calibers casings for the standard artillery field pieces: the French and American 75mm, German 77mm, or British 18 pounder guns and the larger 105mm, 155mm and 210mm artillery pieces] and several sizes of naval shells [1pdr, 3pdr, 6pdr] were the most common ones used for making this kind of trench art.