Original German WWII Era Trench Art Brass Battleship Turret Desk Piece Category_MG 42 Ammo Storage and was originally intended temporarily

and was originally intended temporarily to 'hold' men who were medically unfit

It has multiple eagle waffent amts and inspector marks indicate this is an early manufactured gun that bears the serial number 7392 on BOTH the frame and the barrel

and has a complete brown Ito (cloth binding)

marked with a wreath on the lid surrounding the number 18

The liner also had a new neck band assembly

Original German WWII Era Trench Art Brass Battleship Turret Desk Piece Category_MG 42 Ammo Storage and was originally intended temporarilyOriginal Item. Only One Available. Trench art is any decorative item made by soldiers, prisoners of war, or civilians where the manufacture is directly linked to armed conflict or its consequences. It offers an insight not only to their feelings and emotions about the war, but also their surroundings and the materials they had available to them. Not limited to the World Wars, the history of trench art spans conflicts from the Napoleonic Wars to the