Original German WWI Maxim MG 08 Wooden Ammunition Crate for 250 Round Belt - Circa 1915 colts 101st Airborne patch on left

101st Airborne patch on left shoulder and 1st Allied Airboren patch on right shouldr

and Art Tatum recorded concerts that were released as V-Discs

and only slight evidence of past pitting

Troops that couldn't fit onto the bridge were positioned in a bombed-out house slightly upstream of the bridge

chinstrap (broken)

Original German WWI Maxim MG 08 Wooden Ammunition Crate for 250 Round Belt - Circa 1915 colts 101st Airborne patch on leftOriginal Item: Only One Available. Well constructed using finger jointed corners, this ammunition crate is 15" X 8" X 4" with press button latch. It has a substantial iron hinge on the lid, with a recessed iron folding carry handle. The exterior still has a good amount of the original grey black paint finish, though it is somewhat worn showing a slight section of worm damage from long ago. Hard to find and already a century old. Ready to Display!