Original German WWII German Army SdKfz 251 Half Track Outer Road Wheel with Dunlop Rubber Tire Russian Ordnance Virginia on 11 December aboard

Virginia on 11 December aboard the SS Argentina and arrived in Naples

though we do not know if this something it was originally issued with

as opposed to the various brighter colors used previously

Sleeve (from center): 33 1/2"

and one across the base listing the names of the officers who presented the carving

Original German WWII German Army SdKfz 251 Half Track Outer Road Wheel with Dunlop Rubber Tire Russian Ordnance Virginia on 11 December aboardOriginal Item: Only One Available. This road wheel was for the Sonderkraftfahrzeug (Special Motor Vehicle) halftrack which was a German armored personnel carrier designed by the Hanomag company, in Hanover, Germany. This wheel features a thick rubber tread going around the circumference of the steel wheel, and the rubber is still well marked to Dunlop. The rubber shows definite signs of the wheel being used, it is cracked and has deep tears and