Original WWII German Glass Mine with Lid and Bakelite Charge Box - Glasmine 43 Hotchkiss MG It is impossible to determine

It is impossible to determine the extent of the paint on the helmet shell because the cover and the net that are on the helmet have so obviously been on the helmet since the war that removing them

it was manufactured in 1943 for the US Army

MATTILL SR 91st Division American Expeditionary Force

000 Spencer Firearms

the Regiment advanced toward its next objective -- Nantillois

Original WWII German Glass Mine with Lid and Bakelite Charge Box - Glasmine 43 Hotchkiss MG It is impossible to determineOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Glasmine 43 was an anti personnel mine with a glass body used by the Germans during World War II. This mine was an early form of minimum metal mine, designed to with the minimum amount of metal to reduce the likelihood of detection by the Polish mine detector then in use by Allied forces. The reduced use metal was beneficial because it saved this valuable war resource for other uses. The mine consists of a glass