Original U.S. WWII Army Issue Baseball Marked US Ammunition with the original brass wire

with the original brass wire binding almost fully intact

The Lewis was the principal "free" or flexible Allied aircraft machine gun of World War I

Unfortunately there is a thin crack running the length of the plate just above the name

Well this is fantastic

Original U.S. WWII Army Issue Baseball Marked US Ammunition with the original brass wireOriginal Item. Only One Available. The 1940s were a time of transition, both for this country as well as the sport of baseball. America was plunged into World War II, and with the enlistment of many "able bodied men", the very face of baseball changed. Every man that enlisted in the service was given the standard set of "Government Issue" (G. I.) equipment: uniform, helmet, socks, T shirts, boots. For a time back in the 1940s, the Military also issues