Original German WWII Luftwaffe Paratrooper Trench Art M31 Canteen from Russian Front - dated Christmas 1943 French Militaria On December 6th the RCT

On December 6th the RCT moved from La Colle to entrain at Antibes for movement to Soissons and assignment to XVIII Airborne Corps

Overall it is in very good condition

The yellow German State Service Armband was worn by uniformed German personnel who were attached to the Armed Forces during WWII

88 in German blackface type and also has serial number 1620 / i on the barrel and 8825 / c receiver

Original German WWII Luftwaffe Paratrooper Trench Art M31 Canteen from Russian Front - dated Christmas 1943 French Militaria On December 6th the RCTOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a genuine WWII issue German Aluminum Model 1931 Canteen, which has been turned into a wonderful named example of Russian Front Trench art! It is marked DMN43 on the neck and cap, indicating 1943 manufacture by Deutsche Metallwerke in Neustadt an der Weinstrae. This canteen was carefully designed, and is all hand engraved, with a lovely Fallschirmjger (Paratrooper) emblem in the middle, which is very well executed.