Original French WWI Clay Sacred Earth Marker with Dirt from Somme in Original Box - Made in Paris Century Imperator (i

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and to civilians employed in an official capacity

It was then marked again when it was converted to a carbine at Châtellerault arsenal

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Original French WWI Clay Sacred Earth Marker with Dirt from Somme in Original Box - Made in Paris Century Imperator (iOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a very nice clay Sacred Earth urn which contains dirt from the battlefield of the Somme. These were made in Paris in the 1920s to raise funds for Disabled veterans of World War I. The urn comes in its original box which measures 6 x 3 x 1. It also comes with an original certificate which certifies the earth as being taken from the battlefield in France. The front of the urn reads SOMME with 1914 and 1918 to