Original Japanese WWII Mitsubishi A6M Zero Aluminum Fuselage Piece MG 13 on October 7

on October 7

Both locks and tail pipe retain much original engraving

Steele later escaped from the Germans and rejoined his division when US troops of the 3rd Battalion

a Werder re-chambered to adapt it to the Mauser ScharfePatronene M71 cartridge (that itself was based on a lengthened Werder case)

More than a hundred men were killed

Original Japanese WWII Mitsubishi A6M Zero Aluminum Fuselage Piece MG 13 on October 7Original Item: One of a kind. This is a rare piece of World War Two history. This is a section that was cut away from a Japanese ZERO aircraft as a war trophy souvenir by a U. S. Navy Sailor. The aluminum section is painted red on the exterior and measures approximately 8" x 6". The red paint indicates that it was cut from one of the "meatball" insignia on the body or wing of the aircraft. It bears numerous rivet holes and the interior is marked SDR