This is my first post, and I apologize that it's not CW related. I've been reading this board for awhile, and learning a lot, but I don't know enough to contribute.
My grandfather was a surgeon in the (US) infantry during WWI. He took a large piece of shrapnel out of a soldier (in NE France), brought it home as a souvenir, and my grandmother gave it to me. Unfortunately, I don't know the nationality of the wounded soldier, what part of the body it was removed from, or if the soldier survived. (My grandfather brought home a several helmets, bayonets, big shell casings, etc., but all I got was the shrapnel, his hat, some pins, & belt.)
Can anyone tell me anything about this piece?