You are looking at an original F Marked Front Fender Battery Strap that I pulled off a 1942 GPW. I haven't offered one of these up in probably 5 plus years so figured I'd get one cleaned up and see how it goes... While I won't call this a rare item, no question these originals are quite hard to come by. When it comes to these things it will not get much cleaner than this. It is solid all the way around and considering what you normally come across, I would have no problems putting it on any kind of project including a show rig. As you know these things are prone for heavy damage, severe pitting or missing all together. Other than a some minor dings or scrapes here and there, this one is as good as it gets and has years of life left on it. No question it will mount up and work as designed. . The F Mark is outstanding and will not get much better. Again a show quality original... Winning bidder should be pleased with the purchase and what you see here is what you will get in your mail box. These little attention to detail items are what sets your restoration above others... Plus if you are putting together a catalog of your restoration it's nice having these original F marked items documented and photographed for future reference. Item was cleaned, media blasted, polished by hand and primed for protection. Priced a tick higher than I normally sell for due to the overall show quality condition of the strap and the simple fact they are hard to come by. If it sells great! If not I will use it myself. This is the only F Marked Battery Strap I have to offer up so if you need one now or in the future, might be a great time to pick up a show quality original. Again this is a really solid original and will certainly add some value to your rig.