Original German WWII Medic Aluminum M31 Canteen - JSD 1940 Category_MG 34 Mounts Serial number found under walnut

Serial number found under walnut grips is 11490 making this an early 1862 production

This is a sound flintlock pistol with proof markings to the wood stock and a jolly interesting association with a Man-o-War that served at the battle of Trafalgar

Turner decided to form them into a "2nd Provisional Raider Battalion" without consulting the Commandant of the Marine Corps

The barrel is dated 1873

and these remained in service until the late 1890s

Original German WWII Medic Aluminum M31 Canteen - JSD 1940 Category_MG 34 Mounts Serial number found under walnutOriginal Item: Only One Available. Although the . 8 liter capacity, M31 canteens were the standard issue canteen, field medics 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 were of identical design to the standard M31 canteens but came equipped with a different carrying harness and shoulder strap assembly.