Original U.S. WWI 33rd Division Pair of Diaries to Brothers Frank & Charles Hart - Wounded by Gas Russian Issue Equipment which is now worn away

which is now worn away on the corners

26 May to 31 August 1945

Sometimes the heads had elongated points which may have been used to increase the penetration of the spear

and does appear to have had at least 1 field repaint done

except that it does not have the EIC "Rampant Lion" on the lock

Original U.S. WWI 33rd Division Pair of Diaries to Brothers Frank & Charles Hart - Wounded by Gas Russian Issue Equipment which is now worn awayOriginal Items. One of a Kind. This is a stellar pair of diaries written during World War I by a pair of brothers from Peoria, Illinois, Charles & Frank Hart. Both brothers had enlisted in the Illinois National Guard before the war, serving in the 3rd Illinois Field Artillery, Battery C. When war was declared and the national guard was federalized, Charles joined Company B, 132nd Infantry Regiment, and Frank joined Company B, 123rd Machine Gun