Original Excellent Condition German WWII Afrikakorps Aluminum M31 Canteen with Canvas Harness & Bakelite Cup - dated 1941 Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia The loading gate is marked

The loading gate is marked with assembly number 468

There looks to originally have been a 14 at the bottom

On the stock near the side plate is a stamping in the wood of a rounded top crown over what appears to be an "F

it was found to increase the chance of destroying a U-boat by 35%

The top of the barrel is marked DÉPOSÉ

Original Excellent Condition German WWII Afrikakorps Aluminum M31 Canteen with Canvas Harness & Bakelite Cup - dated 1941 Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia The loading gate is markedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice original German Deutsches Afrikakorps (DAK) M31 Aluminum tropical canteen (Tropen Feldflasche), complete with its bakelite cap, cup, canvas carry strap, and genuine wool cover. The canteen body itself is marked EEF41 (X. Heine u. Sohn, Voehrenbach), and there is a mold number marking on the bakelite cap as well. The companies that made the Aluminum components for canteens often did not use three