Original German WWII DAK Half-track Canvas Cover Balkankreuz Insignia Captured in Tunisia 1943 by T/Sgt. Francis B. Coombs, 301st Bomb. Group U.S. Replica The shell is stamped Si

The shell is stamped Si 66 indicating that Eisenhüttenwerk Schlesien

as well as on the magazine floor plate and rear sight

The grip wrap of ray skin or leather is long absent despite the fact that the wire binding is still in place

spearheading Patton's Third Army

Original German WWII DAK Half-track Canvas Cover Balkankreuz Insignia Captured in Tunisia 1943 by T/Sgt. Francis B. Coombs, 301st Bomb. Group U.S. Replica The shell is stamped SiOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Here we have a fantastic piece of history from the North African campaign of WWII! This is a piece of the Canvas Cover for a German WWII half track vehicle, measuring approximately 27" square, which is hand painted with the classic German Balkenkreuz (Beam Cross) insignia used on vehicles and aircraft. This was cut off by a soldier in Tunisia after the half track was captured, and brought back as a souvenir. During WWII