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Chanukkiah made from a rifle and spent shell cartridges
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]M1999/051
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]Chanukkiah made from a rifle and spent shell cartridges
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]Chanukkiah menorah made using the butt of a rifle with brass spent shell cartridges modified into candle holders. Given as a gift to the donor during a visit to Israel in the late 1970s, purportedly related to the 1967 six-day war between Israel and Arab neighbours Syria, Jordan, Egypt and Iraq.
[nb-NO]Production place[nb-NO]Israel
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO] 1967
[nb-NO]Subject[nb-NO]hanukah, Hanukkah, Six Day War, weapons, Judaica, festivals, celebrations etc.
[nb-NO]Object name[nb-NO]chanukiah
[nb-NO]Dimensions[nb-NO]
- height: 180.00 mm
width: 305.00 mm
depth: 45.00 mm
[nb-NO]Credit line[nb-NO]Sydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Eva Hart