Original Imperial German Pre-WWI “Gut Heil!” Good Health Athletic Association Stein with Great Motifs by Mettlach - Dated 1897 MG 08-15 Maxim Walther Schwieger (U-20) Otto Hersing

Walther Schwieger (U-20) Otto Hersing (U-21) and Otto Weddigen

and those proofs may have been removed

There are 3 Seppa (spacers) around the cross guard

S ARMY-TYPE B16

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Original Imperial German Pre-WWI “Gut Heil!” Good Health Athletic Association Stein with Great Motifs by Mettlach - Dated 1897 MG 08-15 Maxim Walther Schwieger (U-20) Otto HersingOriginal Item: Only One Available. Perhaps no other collectible is so shrouded in myth, misinformation and mistaken identity as German regimental 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. We have examined this stein thoroughly, with reference to several websites such as RealorRepro