Kingsdown Antiques

Description

An interesting brass matchstriker made from German U boat 116 from WW1. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 24 May 1918 as SM UB-116 and was sunk by a remote-controlled mine off Orkney while making an attempt to enter Scapa Flow in order to attack units of the British Grand Fleet as part of final German Naval offensive of the war.

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Measurements:
Height: 2 1/2" (approx 6.25cm)
Diameter across base: 3 1/4" (approx 8cm)
Weight: 514g

in good condition