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 barrel on this example

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

The Barrel tang is secured by an inverted bolt whose head is just in front of the trigger on the underside

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

and trained for river crossing

isolated brocade separation

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 barrel on this exampleOriginal 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