Original German WWI Infantry M1915/17 Ersatz Canteen with Cover by Emanuel Kahn dated 1918 - Feldflasche German Edged Weapons Although a pair in style

Although a pair in style and decoration one is slightly larger than the other

The O-6161 are the last four digits of his Army Serial Number

It also features a very nice "set trigger"

These are the little known model 2005-W field telephone which were sent through the Lend Lease program to the Soviet Union during World War Two

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

Original German WWI Infantry M1915/17 Ersatz Canteen with Cover by Emanuel Kahn dated 1918 - Feldflasche German Edged Weapons Although a pair in styleOriginal 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