Original German WWI Infantry M1915/17 Ersatz Canteen with Cover by Emanuel Kahn dated 1918 - Feldflasche German Edged Weapons over looking the Medjez el

over looking the Medjez el Bab plain

It retains its wooden ramrod and despite being in storage for over 100 years this is in rather good condition having only been wiped over

with a nickel-plated blade

Only the steel tang nut has plating loss and oxidation

with the very rare and highly desirable private purchase "EXTRA" pattern Wappen (Frong plate)

Original German WWI Infantry M1915/17 Ersatz Canteen with Cover by Emanuel Kahn dated 1918 - Feldflasche German Edged Weapons over looking the Medjez elOriginal Items: Very Few Available. Just purchased at a resent military show! These are original Imperial German WWI Model 1915 17 infantry canteens (Feldflasche), in the "last ditch" or Ersatz (replacement) configuration. At the start of WWI, Germany was still using the M1907 Wool Felt covered Aluminum canteen, however the scarcity of the metal led to it being replaced soon after the start of the war. The resulting M1915 had a body made of far more