Original U.S. WWII P-38 Lightning Trench Art Brass Ashtray - Shell Dated 1941 Japanese Helmets followed by a lead ball

followed by a lead ball or bullet shaped projectile

It's worth noting that while some large

to eight sided

The "lip" that holds the cylinder in place is  worn away

Original U.S. WWII P-38 Lightning Trench Art Brass Ashtray - Shell Dated 1941 Japanese Helmets followed by a lead ballOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Lockheed P 38 Lightning is a World War IIera 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 NOT