Original Iraq War Saddam Hussein Silver Plated Oval Pattern Fork with Iraq Coat of Arms - Manufactured by Christofle of France Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock This helmet is stamped 1062A

This helmet is stamped 1062A which indicates the approximate manufacture date of March 1945

along with a few minor handling nicks and scratches

The tunic features a tailor's label that reads Bender Stuttgart

with the smooth bevel around the cocking handle

status and prestige

Original Iraq War Saddam Hussein Silver Plated Oval Pattern Fork with Iraq Coat of Arms - Manufactured by Christofle of France Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock This helmet is stamped 1062AOriginal Items: Very Few Available. During the invasion of Iraq in 2003, U. S. soldiers captured and occupied Saddam Hussein's palaces. Much of the State Silver was taken by soldiers as "spoils of war" and brought back to the United States. However, some of it remained in Iraq, some was later returned, and those pieces were auctioned off by the Iraqi government many years later. These particular forks were obtained recently through Al Finjan Antiques