WW1 German Artillery ‘Feld’ relic tin (G1068)
WWI Imperial German Artillery "25 Feld" Tin & Frontline Pocket Relics Lot
A premier, turnkey dealer lot featuring an authentic World War I Imperial German artillery transport tin paired with its fascinating, uncleaned contents.
This assortment acts as a true frontline time capsule, representing the personal keepsakes, battlefield souvenirs, and superstitious talismans kept inside a soldier's kit.
• Type: WWI Imperial German Feldschlagröhren (Artillery Friction Igniter Tube) Field Box.
• Markings: Crisp, raised-relief lid embossed with "25 Feld" flanking a distinct graphic of a corded cannon friction primer pull string.
• Material: Pressed zinc-alloy metal with a clean, structurally sound body and a deep gray oxidation patina.
1. St. George Protection Medal: A traditional brass Kremnitz Georgstaler style seafaring amulet. Features Christ calming the storm on the Sea of Galilee with the Latin legend "IN TEMPESTATE SECURITAS" (Safety in the Storm)—carried by troops as a protective trench talisman. Possibly taken from a British soldier?
2. "Ehre Den Tapfern Kriegern" Medal: A white-metal pewter/zinc relief commemorative token celebrating military valor, depicting a detailed historic military encampment scene ("Honor to the Brave Warriors").
3. Artillery Shell Shrapnel Shards: A cluster of jagged, heavily oxidized raw iron shards exploded from a heavy ordnance casing, saved by the soldier as grim trench souvenirs.
4. WWI Wartime Currency & Token Lot: Includes several genuine iron and zinc emergency issue coins (Notgeld) dated 1917–1918, alongside a scarce brass military canteen token reading "Gut Für 1/2 Liter Bier" (Good for 1/2 Liter of Beer).
5. Uniform Accoutrements & Curios: A miniature pocket wire corkscrew tool, a detailed Imperial-style crowned British uniform tunic button, a composite button, and a gilded brass musician's lyre uniform collar badge.

