Original Excellent Condition German WWII Afrikakorps Aluminum M31 Canteen with Canvas Harness & Bakelite Cup - dated 1941 Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia which has now faded to

which has now faded to a light blue color

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

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

The top of the barrel is marked DÉPOSÉ

Serial Number: 440197

Original Excellent Condition German WWII Afrikakorps Aluminum M31 Canteen with Canvas Harness & Bakelite Cup - dated 1941 Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia which has now faded toOriginal 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