Original German WWII Late War Enameled Steel M31 Canteen Rig with Steel Cup by Eduard Sommerfeld, Berlin - Dated 1944 Antique Long Guns possibly the 69th Cavalry Reconnaissance

possibly the 69th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized)

Army Commendation Medal with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster

Exceptionally rare as any signs with reference to the Third Reich were removed and destroyed directly after the war

Also called the Afrikamütze (Africa Cap)

At some point it was definitely owned by a smoker

Original German WWII Late War Enameled Steel M31 Canteen Rig with Steel Cup by Eduard Sommerfeld, Berlin - Dated 1944 Antique Long Guns possibly the 69th Cavalry ReconnaissanceOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a German WWII Issue M31 canteen water bottle rig, in almost unissued condition. Referred to in German as the Feldflasche Modell 1931 (Field bottle model 1931), these are usually found made of aluminum. However towards the end of the war, Aluminum, which was never plentiful in Germany, was in short supply, so the cups and later bottles were switched to steel, and coated with red enamel