Original WWII USGI Captured 29th Infantry Division D-Day Personalized Souvenir Painted German M40 Luftwaffe Steel Helmet - Q64 Category_Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts The 20-pounder Parrott had a

The 20-pounder Parrott had a reinforcing band 16

and then continue south to link up with Patton's Third Army

and was assigned rack number 75

Duty in trenches before Petersburg June 23 to July 30

Original WWII USGI Captured 29th Infantry Division D-Day Personalized Souvenir Painted German M40 Luftwaffe Steel Helmet - Q64 Category_Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts The 20-pounder Parrott had aOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a fantastic USGI bring back souvenir German M40 Steel Helmet, captured by Members of the 29th Infantry Division "Blue and Gray", and decorated on the front with their distinctive unit insignia. It was common for soldiers to personalize "bring back" helmets with their unit insignia. Paint was readily available, even close to the front, and soldiers often had spare time to make these lovely pieces of military art.