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Airplane and decorations made of ammunition, probably from World War II.
Loaned by Dr. Dave Vollrath (IU South Bend faculty)

U.S. Army or U.S. Army Air Force steel helmet from WWII, no lining. Khaki cotton straps fastened with a brass hook and eye and adjustment brake. Straps fastened by welded loops to the helmet at the sides.

WORLD WAR II U.S. ARMY PARATROOPER HELMET. THE HELMET IS MADE FROM STEEL WHICH HAS BEEN PAINTED AN OLIVE DRAB GREEN ON THE OUTSIDE. THERE IS A LARGE WHITE BAR PAINTED ON THE BACK OF THE HELMET AND A SMALLER WHITE BAR PAINTED ON THE FRONT. THEY…

Trench Art: Lamp made most likely from a World War I shell casing, though information dates the lamp to between WWI and WWII. Koa wood base. Shell has been embossed with a design of a Bird of Paradise, on a flower-trimmed limb. The shell casing is…