Original British WWI Princess Mary 1914 Empty Christmas Gift Box Tin U.S. Holsters and the long handle example

and the long handle example measures 8¼” long

/ Neheim-Ruhr

but it does look to have been on display for some time

Comes with original box

complete with a very rare 2nd Pattern HBT Reversible Camouflage cover

Original British WWI Princess Mary 1914 Empty Christmas Gift Box Tin U.S. Holsters and the long handle exampleOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a fair example of a Princess Mary gift box without any contents. Following the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, the British Expeditionary Force was sent to the Western Front and was soon joined by troops from the Empire, those from India arriving before the end of the year. On 14 October 1914, George V's 17 year old daughter, Mary, Princess Royal, launched an appeal to fund a Christmas gift for