Original U.S. Mexican-American War Era Leather-Covered Powder Flask - Marked Patent German Air Force Luftwaffe Leather chin strap is also

Leather chin strap is also intact and still in very good condition

The Hanseatic Cross (Hanseatenkreuz) was a decoration of the three Hanseatic city-states of Bremen

the new helmet design was adopted for use by all enlisted troops and for officers of the Infantry

the frontal eyelet was removed

so it's always possible during service at arsenal that a stock may have been swapped

Original U.S. Mexican-American War Era Leather-Covered Powder Flask - Marked Patent German Air Force Luftwaffe Leather chin strap is alsoOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a very nice leather covered copper powder flask manufactured during the Mexican American War era. This example has a great period leather covering which shows some heavy wear and cracking. There are two suspension rings on the sides. The flask is marked PATENT on the top of the cap which is still unscrewable. There is no powder remaining in the flask. This was likely meant as a hunting flask given the