Original German WWII Battlefield Dug M40 Heer Single Decal Helmet Shell found near Frankfurt - size 64 Japanese Marines The Data Plate Reads As

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featuring a rounded "quince" shaped (mokko gata) tsuba (cross guard)

he was mentioned as a boxer and as the cadet who had already been a soldier

Gas Masks had been required equipment from the outbreak of the war but where had all the wooden gas rattles from WW1 gone

Original German WWII Battlefield Dug M40 Heer Single Decal Helmet Shell found near Frankfurt - size 64 Japanese Marines The Data Plate Reads AsOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a very nice all original example of a German WWII M40 helmet shell, as issued to the Heer (Army). It saw service during WWII, and was then left on the battlefield for some time, and ended up buried. It was later dug up by a souvenir seeker, probably several decades later. We unfortunately do not know the exact time and circumstances, but know that it was dug up in the Frankfurt, Germany area. It definitely