Base Hospital 46 1918-1919

Here is a book from my great uncle who was head of Dental surgery at Base Hospital 46 in France WW1. The oiler was issued to each squad for their 1911's. The grips I cut.

Oddly enough, there was a Major Koch there who is the great uncle of one of my best friends. Small world.

These are Sambar stag. It is the prettiest of the stag and has the thickest solid area. They are trying to replace it with red stag as Sambar is very hard to come by now. It was originally found in quantity in India but when the antlers were dropped, it was in deep grass. In order to be easily found, the locals burnt the grass to reveal the antlers. The Indian government did not want this so they made the exportation of the antlers illegal. This shut down the supply dramatically. The Sambar now mainly comes from other countries, but the supply is very limited and the cost has increased.