Germany, SS. An M31 Canteen and Cup, with Oak Leaf Camouflage Liner Archive a Royal Canadian Air Force

a Royal Canadian Air Force Reserve Badge

initially called “Die schöne Literatur” (Beautiful Literature)

consisting of a gently vaulted Cross Pattée with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame

measures 140 mm (w) x 165 mm (h) x 24 mm (d)

Germany, SS. An M31 Canteen and Cup, with Oak Leaf Camouflage Liner Archive a Royal Canadian Air Force(Waffen SS Feldflasche M31 Eichenbruchmuster). An interesting M31 canteen and cup, the former constructed of an aluminum shell, with a neck and threaded spout retaining an original bakelite cap affixed to a blackened leather strap, the stem bearing a makers mark of V. A. L. for an unidentified but documented manufacturer of Wehrmacht canteens, flanked by a manufacture date of 40, with the strap also securing a matching aluminum cup painted in field