The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Pair of identical trench art paper knives. The handle of each knife has been fashioned from a spent .303 cartridge. The brass blade is scimitar shaped and has been soldered to the cartridge handle. A Royal Australian Navy button is attached to the base of each handle. The button shows a fouled anchor positioned on an angle surmounted by King's crown with 'ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY' stamped around the outer circular edge, and dates c. 1925-1932.
Made by 16877 Petty Officer Leslie Raymond Hubber while serving in the cruiser HMAS Australia during the Second World War. Hubber enlisted in the regular navy on 31 August, 1925. In January 1945 the ship came under a series of attacks by Japanese kamakazi aircraft in Lingayen Gulf in the Philippines and Hubber was mentioned in dispatches 'For gallantry in the face of the enemy'. He was discharged on 14 December 1945.
Trench art naval cannon made from brass and wood. The barrel of the cannon is made from a heavy piece of brass that has been hollowed out. The base of the barrel is rounded and has a small hole drille
Trench art naval cannon made from brass and wood. The barrel of the cannon is made from a heavy piece of brass that has been hollowed out. The base of the barrel is rounded and has a small hole drille
Trench Art paper knife with a handle made from a 7.92 mm German rifle bullet and a .45 inch calibre pistol bullet placed end to end. A flattened British Army general service brass button, featuring th
Pair of identical trench art butter knives. The handle of each knife has been fashioned from spent Mauser cartridges taken from the German SMS Emden. Both cartridges are stamped on base '11 07 SS'. Th
Pair of identical trench art butter knives. The handle of each knife has been fashioned from spent Mauser cartridges taken from the German SMS Emden. Both cartridges are stamped on base '11 07 SS'. Th
Brass paper knife cut in the shape of a scimitar from a section of brass shell case. The handle is formed from a German rimless discharged bullet and cartridge case with the ends of two German rimless
Trench art paper knife with a voided triangular copper blade, and a handle made from a French small arms cartridge, part of a rifle grenade and a French button. A copper map of Tasmania is attached to
