{"product_id":"original-german-wwii-ss-trench-art-m31-canteen-u-s-forces-austria-and-vienna-area","title":"Original German WWII SS Trench Art M31 Canteen - U.S. Forces Austria and Vienna Area","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: One-of-a-kind. This is a genuine WWII issue Aluminum Model 1931 Canteen that is marked \u003cstrong\u003eEF43 \u003c\/strong\u003eat the neck and comes complete with bakelite screw cap. This canteen was carefully designed by punching and painting to represent a captured SS piece with a skull and symbol to the front. On the reverse is the date \u003cstrong\u003e1946\u003c\/strong\u003e long with USFA which stands for \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"st\"\u003eUS Forces, Austria \u0026amp; Vienna\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"st\"\u003e which was the occupation force in Austria after the fall of the Third Reich.The reverse also features a painted insignia of a red and white shield with blue sword and laurels for the Headquarters U.S. Forces, Austria \u0026amp; Vienna. Acquired from a veterans estate this is a genuine piece of occupational trench art from the days just after the fall of AH's empire. We've never seen anything quite like it!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18698507386949,"sku":"ONSV1515","price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/products\/ONSV1515__01.jpg?v=1598607195","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-german-wwii-ss-trench-art-m31-canteen-u-s-forces-austria-and-vienna-area","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}