Original U.S. WWII P-38 Lightning Trench Art Brass Ashtray - Shell Dated 1941 Japanese Helmets This is particularly evident on

This is particularly evident on the spine and area near the cross guard

to eight sided

The "lip" that holds the cylinder in place is  worn away

followed by a lead ball or bullet shaped projectile

While much less accurate

Original U.S. WWII P-38 Lightning Trench Art Brass Ashtray - Shell Dated 1941 Japanese Helmets This is particularly evident onOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Lockheed P 38 Lightning is a World War IIera American piston engined fighter aircraft. Developed for the United States Army Air Corps, the P 38 had distinctive twin booms and a central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament. Allied propaganda claimed it had been nicknamed the fork tailed devil by the Luftwaffe and "two planes, one pilot" by the Japanese. Like all deactivated ordnance, this piece is NOT