Original German WWII Large Medic Aluminum M31 Canteen Marked W.A.L. 43 with Bakelite Cup with Harness MILITARIA which are extremely difficult to

which are extremely difficult to find

The elevation mechanism works correctly

which seems to have been punched into the lock plate and suggests it may well be an Owner's name rather than that of the Gun Smith

Production slowed to a crawl after the war

and stitches do not glow under a black light

Original German WWII Large Medic Aluminum M31 Canteen Marked W.A.L. 43 with Bakelite Cup with Harness MILITARIA which are extremely difficult toOriginal Item: Only One Available. Although the . 8 liter capacity M31 Feldflasche (Field Bottle) canteens were the standard issue canteen, field medics (Sanitter) and medical personnel were issued a larger, one and a half to two liter capacity canteen that was based on the larger canteens used by their WWI counterparts. These larger medical canteens, called Labeflasche (refreshment bottle), were of identical design to the standard M31 canteens but