Original U.S. WWII Stalag Luft 4 POW Named Grouping - 8th Air Force Bomber Ball Turret Gunner Category_MG 34 Feed Assembly Its heavy bullet

Its heavy bullet

The TI was initially fitted with a combined mechanical/magnetic exploder

The tolerances are tight and the machining is accurate

The aluminum Luftwaffe Eagle has a great look and lightly oxidized patina

This pair offered in excellent condition retain about 99% of their original nickeling with some light oxidation in the usual spots

Original U.S. WWII Stalag Luft 4 POW Named Grouping - 8th Air Force Bomber Ball Turret Gunner Category_MG 34 Feed Assembly Its heavy bulletOriginal Items: One of a kind set. Sergeant John Frederick Nelson ASN 39040050 was assigned to the 8th Air Force, 390th Bombardment Group, 568th Bomb Squadron during World War Two. He was a ball turret gunner aboard various Boeing B 17 Flying Fortresses and flew dozens of successful missions earning him the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters. On June 25th, 1944 as part of 2nd Lt. Kenneth L. Houghton crew, his plane was shot down. He survived but