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BASTOGNE GRENADE FRAGMENT IN A TREE

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:70.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 200.00 USD
BASTOGNE GRENADE FRAGMENT IN A TREE
BASTOGNE GRENADE FRAGMENT IN A TREE
A fine relic discovered in Bois Jacques, just north of Bastogne and the scene of heavy fighting between the 101st Airborne and stubborn attacking Germans. Offered is a 10" section of wood which has been struck by a 1 ?" x 1" piece of lead from a German fragmentation grenade. The fragment is deeply lodged in the wood, which has been varnished for protection. Also present are four other small pieces of metal recovered by the same "digger", an American official of the Office of Homeland Security, then based at Brussels.