Original German WWII Luftwaffe Paratrooper Trench Art M31 Canteen from Russian Front - dated Christmas 1943 British Flags The shell is maker marked

The shell is maker marked with the stamping on the underside of the rim ZC 46

and still having almost all of their factory black color

All versions of the Wound Badge were worn on the lower left breast of the uniform or tunic

Rheinmetall took a controlling interest in Waffenfabrik Steyr

Original German WWII Luftwaffe Paratrooper Trench Art M31 Canteen from Russian Front - dated Christmas 1943 British Flags The shell is maker markedOriginal 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.