Textbook first type coconut canteen marked HRE 43

Textbook first pattern coconut canteen in very good condition. The canteen comes with its matching steel cup which is typical for these first pattern examples. The canteen is nicely marked HRE 43 which indicates production by Heinrich Ritter, Esslingen in 1943. Textbook example in excellent condition!

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