Original U.S. WWII P-38 Lightning Trench Art Brass Ashtray - Shell Dated 1942

Original Item: Only One Available. The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is a World War II–era 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 AVAILABLE FOR EXPORT.

This is a great WWII P-38 Lightning trench art ashtray, made entirely from brass artillery shells & ammunition. The P-38 is removable and sits at a great angle on the top of the cartridge. The base of the piece is a U.S. 105mm M14 shell dated 1942, with a small plate attached in the center with a .50 Caliber round screwed in. There were originally several bullets around it, but now there’s only one left.

The set measures 8¾” tall at the tip of the wing, with a 4¾” base diameter. 

Comes ready for further research and display.