United Kingdom. A Section of Copper Cladding from H.M.S. Victory Auction the E 6 was sunk

the E 6 was sunk when she struck a mine

the remainder of the enamels are intact

An Imperial Austro-Hungarian State Award for Cavalry Horse Breeding “Staatspreis for Pferdezucht”

accompanied by its 25 mm x 9

916 silver mark and a kokoshnik

United Kingdom. A Section of Copper Cladding from H.M.S. Victory Auction the E 6 was sunkA section of copper featuring green tarnishing and multiple period puncture holes from having been affixed to Victory's hull, measuring 19 cm x 13 cm, 160 grams; accompanied by Certificate of Provenance Save the Victory Fund (1938) Footnote: Copper of the underwater hull of a ship had been first used on HMS Alarm in 1761 to prevent attack of the wooden hull by the Teredo worm in tropical waters. The copper sheets were a nominal 4ft (1220mm) long by 14