Original U.S. WWII AAF 31st Fighter Group German Souvenir Bring-Back Grouping - German Pith Helmet, Tropical Afrikakorps DAK Web Belt, Artillery Shell & Field Gear - Lt. Nils Reinhold Hammarskjold U.S. Artwork & Posters The corners of the lid

The corners of the lid of the box are partially split

This waffenrock has a single silver tresse chevron on a dark bottle green backing on the left sleeve

with some oxidation and discoloration as shown

The barrel on this example unfortunately has no markings on the top

the initial very small rearward movement of the hot expanded cartridge case away from the chamber's walls must be powerful but very slow

Original U.S. WWII AAF 31st Fighter Group German Souvenir Bring-Back Grouping - German Pith Helmet, Tropical Afrikakorps DAK Web Belt, Artillery Shell & Field Gear - Lt. Nils Reinhold Hammarskjold U.S. Artwork & Posters The corners of the lidOriginal Items. One of a Kind Group. This is an exceptionally interesting WWII U. S. Army Air Forces send home souvenir grouping assembled and mailed home by Lieutenant Nils Reinhold Hammarskjold of Headquarters, 31st Fighter Group. Rather than being a collection of unrelated German equipment assembled later, the grouping remains together inside the American T17 wooden ammunition crate in which Hammarskjold sent the souvenirs home. The crate retains