Original German WWII SS Marked Aluminum M31 Canteen Rig with Black Felt Cover & Strap Japanese Field Gear 4 platoon formation

4 platoon formation

The sides of the plate reads Mit Gott für König und Vaterland and the center reads SUUM CIQUE

and both sides show traces of the original "ribbed" surface finish

while the M1A1 has replaced these parts with a firing pin machined into the face of the bolt

fully functioning

Original German WWII SS Marked Aluminum M31 Canteen Rig with Black Felt Cover & Strap Japanese Field Gear 4 platoon formationOriginal Item: Only One Available. The SS (Schutzstaffel 'Protection Squadron') was originally formed in 1925, ostensibly to act as a small, loyal bodyguard unit to protect the Fhrer, Adolf AH. Under the direction of the Reichsfhrer SS Heinrich Himmler, the SS grew to be the most ruthless and feared organization of the 20th century. They were the vanguard of NSDAPsm and eventually controlled nearly every function of German life and much of Occupied