Original German WWII SS Marked Aluminum M31 Canteen Rig with Black Felt Cover & Strap Japanese Field Gear while the M1A1 has replaced

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

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

Prisoners who made the items might have been from the far-flung Ottoman Empire: Turkish

along with ink stamps that include a Waffenamt inspection marking

fully functioning

Original German WWII SS Marked Aluminum M31 Canteen Rig with Black Felt Cover & Strap Japanese Field Gear while the M1A1 has replacedOriginal 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