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Pencil sketch of a piece of French shrapnel by a German soldier1 drawn September 12, 1915.  Shrapnel was an anti-personnel weapon, designed to kill and maim.
Text:
Translation of the writing on the front side: "Strange shape of an exploded French Shrapnel"
Reverse:
Message dated September 13, 1915

Pencil sketch of a piece of French shrapnel by a German soldier1 drawn September 12, 1915. Shrapnel was an anti-personnel weapon, designed to kill and maim.

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Translation (courtesy Thomas Faust):

"Strange shape of an exploded French Shrapnel"

Reverse:

Message dated September 13, 1915

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"Pencil sketch of a piece of French shrapnel by a German soldier1 drawn September 12, 1915. Shrapnel was an anti-personnel weapon, designed to kill and maim."

Image Text

Translation (courtesy Thomas Faust):

"Strange shape of an exploded French Shrapnel"

Reverse:

Message dated September 13, 1915

Image Date

Sunday, September 12, 1915

Month, Year

September, 1915

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