Germany, Wehrmacht. An M31 Canteen, with US 42nd Infantry Dedication, by Frenzel & Sachs Newly Listed reverse with small five-pointed star

reverse with small five-pointed star and Cyrillic inscription translating to “FOR VICTORY OVER GERMANY” and “IN THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR OF 1941-45”

Approximately over 3

Defence Medal (TX8447 A

multiple parts device screwed on the body

on an original wider than standard war ribbon

Germany, Wehrmacht. An M31 Canteen, with US 42nd Infantry Dedication, by Frenzel & Sachs Newly Listed reverse with small five-pointed star(Feldflasche M31). Constructed of an aluminum shell, featuring a threaded spout which retains a black bakelite cap, the latter topped by a rivet which connects to cotton straps affixed to an original field grey felt cover, the obverse of the shell notably bearing a hand painted depiction of Hohensalzburg Fortress, situated above a banner bearing an inscription of SALZBURG AUSTRIA, topped by a name of LEROY E. JOHNSON with the classic rainbow insignia