TRENCH ART... WW2.... P.O.W IN SOUTH AFRICA

  I found this in a kitbag rapped in the uniform, I have no proof that its 100 % original item but it was in  kit bag and all the items inside of that era.  ...and with a military compass marked  and 1943 which I have on bob new listings and not being sold with this item,it  says it was made by Italian prisoner of war, " Italian pow 11-8-945 with a name of the prisoner",I would say it would have been made for a Officer/Guard at the camp Leaving the camp, as good bye or thanking you,but I don"t know,its a guess ,It"s very old,2 bit of the wood missing as shown in second photo above that I can see,they made from things given them in the camp to keep them busy,this is late in the war 45 ,they was returned home 1946 so I was told, You bidding on the item you are see cig box,as is only please look at my other items