Late war M42 canteen with gabardine cover

textbook late war construction canteen in hard used condition. The steel red painted flap itself is unmarked and the strap consists of Mixed leather in a late war two-piece construction and buckle without a roller. typical late war gabardine (smooth cloth) cover with the reduced 3 press studs. The cup is nicely marked with the 3 letter code gfc which indicates production by Julius Posselt, Gablonz an der Neisse, Reichsgau Sudetenland. The cup is MPD marked with the material S which indicates the usage of Phenolic resin (bakelite) with sawdust as the filler material.