WWII German Trench Art Iron Box 1942 Heidelberg Etched Heart Sweetheart Casket 110th Inf HQ

This is a rare, hand-forged wrought iron "Sweetheart" box, originally etched and likely modified by a German soldier in Heidelberg, 1942. The front of the box features hand-etched script identifying the location as "Heidelberg 1942" and the "Grossdeutschland Kaserne" (the primary barracks in the city).