Original Item. One-of-a-Kind. This is a fantastic trench art pitcher made from a German 77mm shell. The handle is made from four rifle cartridges and two bullets. There is a badge on the front of the shell for the 242nd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. The pitcher measures 5¾” tall with a diameter of 3½” not including the handle. The pitcher is featured on Page 193 of Jane A. Kimball’s book, Trench Art: An Illustrated History.

The shell has two custom-cut bands with the same mountain-pattern, the top of which is removable. The markings on the bottom of the shell have been completely worn down and the inside of the shell cleaned as well for use as a pitcher.

The 242nd Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Montreal, Quebec, the unit began recruiting sometime in mid-1916 in Montreal and the surrounding district. The unit was absorbed into the Canadian Forestry Corps while still in Canada. The 242nd Battalion, CEF had one Officer Commanding: Lieut-Col. J. B. White.

This is a fantastic piece of trench art featured in the most popular book on the subject, ready for further research and display.