Unknown Hallmarks WWII Cig Case

[Tabitha]

Hello
I acquired a few military items, and one is a silver cigarette case either WWI or WWII with mysterious hallmarks. I spent all afternoon on numerous sites trying to find something similar. It is engraved on the front LT. C.H. Gunn 356th INFT. which was an American unit in WWI but fell under th 86th in WWII.
It is hallmarked on the inside edge. And I assume I photo'd the correct way up, with the 900 designation at the end.
Any help or direction is appreciated.

[dognose]

Hi Tabitha,

Welcome to the Forum.

It's German. See: Louis Kuppenheim at: https://www.925-1000.com/Fgerman_marks_a1884_5.html

and: viewtopic.php?f=38&t=39666&p=127165&hil ... im#p127165

Trev.

[Tabitha]

Thank you!
It is Louis Kuppenheim Germany!! Dates between 1912 to 1924 so fits in with WWI and I also found a mention of the Lieutenant in a local article on WWI out of Kansas. Charles H Gunn who was in charge of 356th in Germany.
So I assume he acquired it while in Germany and had it engraved :)

[Tabitha]

This shows it with the cross hatching. 1912 to 1924 Photo D-1
http://www.louis-kuppenheim.de/Geschich ... 3274IAYFeU

[silvermakersmarks]

Unfortunately tinypi, which was a most reliable photo hosting site, has ceased operations and many, many images which have been posted on these forums have been lost forever. You will note that the original poster (OP) has only posted 3 times, all of them to this thread so it is highly unlikely that your request will be acted upon. Quoting the original post is both pointless and annoying. If you have a follow-up query on this subject it might be useful to start a new thread.

Phil

[nilchen]

Unfortunately tinypi, which was a most reliable photo hosting site, has ceased operations and many, many images which have been posted on these forums have been lost forever. You will note that the original poster (OP) has only posted 3 times, all of them to this thread so it is highly unlikely that your request will be acted upon. Quoting the original post is both pointless and annoying. If you have a follow-up query on this subject it might be useful to start a new thread.

Phil

Hi. Thanks for the quihk response. I didn't know that. That's really a pitty. Maybe he should post in a fb group lol next time.... mike