Original German WWII USGI Bring Back Shot Through Trench Art M40 Helmet - Somewhere in Germany Russian Army "THOMAS WOOLFIELD

"THOMAS WOOLFIELD

Neither the post WWI British aircraft Lewis nor the Japanese copy featured the distinctive thick barrel shroud of the original gun (although ground based versions generally retained it)

Typically issued to Royal Navy ships

The transit chest has individual compartments for the bipod and the Bakelite butt stock

He was buried at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey

Original German WWII USGI Bring Back Shot Through Trench Art M40 Helmet - Somewhere in Germany Russian Army "THOMAS WOOLFIELDOriginal Item: One of a kind. Acquired directly from a veterans estate this is an amazing bring back trench art helmet. The helmet itself is a M40 (model 1940) Q64. The shell is stamped Q64 indicating that Quist in Esslingen, Germany manufactured it. Size 64 is a nice large size that can accommodate liners from 56cm to 58cm or US 7 to 7 1 4. The unique aspects of this helmet are many; first there is a . 45 caliber size bullet hole (Thompsn SMG or 1991