{"product_id":"original-u-s-wwii-p-38-lightning-trench-art-brass-ashtray-shell-dated-1943","title":"Original U.S. WWII P-38 Lightning Trench Art Brass Ashtray - Shell Dated 1942","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal 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 \u003cstrong\u003eNOT AVAILABLE FOR EXPORT\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a great WWII P-38 Lightning trench art ashtray, made entirely from brass artillery shells \u0026amp; ammunition. The P-38 is removable and sits at a great angle on the top of the cartridge, but it moves around a lot. The base of the piece is a U.S. 75mm M18 shell dated \u003cstrong\u003e1942\u003c\/strong\u003e, with a small plate attached in the center with a .50 Caliber round screwed in. There were originally three small slots to rest cigarettes, but now there are only 2, one having broken away long ago. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe set measures 8 1\/2” tall at the tip of the wing, with a 3 3\/8” base diameter. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComes ready for further research and display.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44018380013637,"sku":"ONJR25NOMS88","price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONJR25NOMS88__01.jpg?v=1763744851","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-u-s-wwii-p-38-lightning-trench-art-brass-ashtray-shell-dated-1943","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}