Original German 17th Century Canton of Thurgau Horn Inlaid Crossbow MG 42 Mounts which was intended to relieve

which was intended to relieve the British forces in Kut-al-Amara

The helmet only exhibits signs of storage wear over the last several decades

consisting of a 3-inch-wide (76 mm) rectangular bar with an infantry-blue field upon which is superimposed a Springfield Arsenal Musket

The front features the correct 12 button front closure

the Japanese submarine chaser Ch 8

Original German 17th Century Canton of Thurgau Horn Inlaid Crossbow MG 42 Mounts which was intended to relieveOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a fine 17th Century German (Northeastern Switzerland) crossbow (slur bow) with fruitwood stock finely and elaborately inlaid throughout its length with polished, engraved and scrimshawed stag horn depicting a Coat of Arms with Two Lions from The Canton of Thurgau along with foliage, fowl and scrolls in the Germanic style found on wheel lock pistols and rifles of the 17th century. The flight groove of engraved