Original U.S. WWII Captured & Engraved Italian M1935 Canteen Trench Art with Strap - Peacock & Neu Europa Ship - 1945 Dated British Field Gear complete with a period EGA

complete with a period EGA and identification to a 5th Brigade marine who served in France & Germany during Occupation

after having been wounded before daylight

The inside is marked in German "Black Letter" type face with the following inscription:

which the Japanese forces had bought and further developed at home

England in March

Original U.S. WWII Captured & Engraved Italian M1935 Canteen Trench Art with Strap - Peacock & Neu Europa Ship - 1945 Dated British Field Gear complete with a period EGAOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a tremendous piece of WWII U. S. soldier trench art, a captured Italian M1935 Canteen which has been engraved on both sides and signed on the bottom with the initials J. E. T.. The canteen is in great shape and retains its original carrying strap and the chains on the cap. The front of the canteen is engraved with a depiction of a ship with smoke bellowing from its funnels, with NEU EUROPA on the semi circle