WW1 German Trench Art Tobacco Tin bayonet it was renumbered 45690 by

it was renumbered 45690 by British Railways

as its name implies

This type of symbol is understood to be a factory or production identifier used during manufacture

Constantine I 'the Great'

WW1 German Trench Art Tobacco Tin bayonet it was renumbered 45690 byThis is a really interesting piece of Trench art from World War 1. On the front of the tin is a German bayonet lying across a branch. To the right of the bayonet is the word Cln. On the other side are flowers Cln was Kolberg Class Light Cruiser Cln was assigned to patrols off the island of Heligoland At the outbreak of World War I in early August 1914, as the flagship of Rear Admiral Leberecht Maass. At the Battle of Heligoland Bight on 28 August