Original U.S. Post WWI Third Army 1st Division Circus Commemorative German 0.4L Beer Stein Japanese Marines and the silver badges have

and the silver badges have tarnished to a pleasant blue patina

who engraved the insignia of the corps on the canteen: A Winged Helmet of Mercury superimposed over a wheel

creases from old folds with one or two very small punctures at the folds

) and dated 11

"Then the division began the first invasion of Germany since the days of Napoleon" is a claim often repeated and derives from 1947 U

Original U.S. Post WWI Third Army 1st Division Circus Commemorative German 0.4L Beer Stein Japanese Marines and the silver badges haveOriginal Item: Only One Available. Perhaps no other collectible is so shrouded in myth, misinformation and mistaken identity as German military commemorative beer steins. These pieces have been steadily reproduced since the 1960s and most experts agree reproductions far outnumber authentic examples. Yet few buyers other than stein specialists know how to identify the fakes. Authentic ca. 1890 1914 steins were available in pottery, porcelain, glass and