Original German WWII Prisoner of War Carved Wooden Plate From Camp Opelika, Alabama in 1943 Antique Smith & Wessons The water jacket is painted

The water jacket is painted green

Its five groups had participated in the large airborne assault during the Allied invasion of Sicily and had flown combat jumps on a smaller scale in Italy

and a dark color

The leather of the scabbard and crossbelt is decorated with impressions and is quite ancient

The wood stock does show wear from years of use

Original German WWII Prisoner of War Carved Wooden Plate From Camp Opelika, Alabama in 1943 Antique Smith & Wessons The water jacket is paintedOriginal Item: One Of A Kind. Now this is a fantastic piece of artwork from a seldom known Prisoner of War camp in the United States during WWII, Camp Opelika. The plate features the writing Gedenke Der Tage Im Kriegsgefangenenlager Opelika Ala U. S. A. 1943 on the outside rim. This translates to Remember The Days In The POW Camp Opelika, Ala U. S. A. 1943. Camp Opelika was a World War II era prisoner of war (POW) camp in Opelika, Alabama. Its