WWI German Brooch - Made from Artillery Shell Band communication It is a dark green

It is a dark green / black color

55m visible lens diameter

but they are from before WWII

from an original sample in detail

WWI German Brooch - Made from Artillery Shell Band communication It is a dark greenVintage WWI brooch made from an artillery shell band. It is carved 1914 1917 with a small iron cross and ribbon etched in the center. I am unsure if this piece was made by a soldier for a sweetheart during the war or a piece made by a veteran to wear himself after the war to commemorate his service (soldiers who were wounded by shrapnel, would turn the piece into something artistic to show what had happened). Either situation is plausible. It is in