Original U.S. WWII American Red Cross Prisoner of War Food Package No. 10 Snider Rifles & Bayonets This example was never attached

This example was never attached to a uniform

-Helmet Shell Size 68 (for liner size 60-62

dark reddish- bronze patina

so the handguard is original as well

The boards measure 18" x 13" and appear to have been part of a larger book

Original U.S. WWII American Red Cross Prisoner of War Food Package No. 10 Snider Rifles & Bayonets This example was never attachedOriginal Item: Only One Available. Filled by Red Cross volunteers in the United States, in cooperation with the army's Quartermaster Corps, these boxes were then shipped to the International Committee of the Red Cross warehouse in Geneva Switzerland. From Switzerland, the boxes were shipped to the nearly 1. 4 million Allied prisoners of war held in Germany. The boxes usually contained the following: army spread, canned bacon, luncheon meat, salmon,