Original U.S. WWII Named 1st Pattern USMC Canteen Cover with Durasnaps and Black Porcelainized Canteen Japanese Replica All in all a really

All in all a really nice bring back set collected from German just after the fall of the Third Reich and brought home as spoils of war

with lots of intact plating on the back

"divine wind" or "spirit wind"

It shows he registered for the draft in 1940 at the age of 27 and could very well have served during WWII

We have seen some examples in all black for Italian use as well as being used by Vichy France

Original U.S. WWII Named 1st Pattern USMC Canteen Cover with Durasnaps and Black Porcelainized Canteen Japanese Replica All in all a reallyOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a very rare WWII U. S. M. C. Canteen set with both the early 1st Pattern cover with Durasnaps, and an exceedingly rare black porcelain canteen. These two items are ridiculously difficult to find on their own, let alone together like this. This example is named to marine Samuel U. Delp. The canteen cover is the very rare USMC 1st Pattern, with the Durasnaps still fully intact and working, although caution