Original U.S. WWII 80th Infantry Division Engraved Purple Heart with Date of Wound & Family Detail Antique Colts These are just a bit

These are just a bit larger than the standard cover as they could be used with captured US made 1 quart canteens

62 indicating that Gebrueder Gnuechtel A

and a few small nicks on the edge

Some of the known manufactures of canteen cups during World War II include:

wit ha lovely matured oxidized patina on the metalwork

Original U.S. WWII 80th Infantry Division Engraved Purple Heart with Date of Wound & Family Detail Antique Colts These are just a bitOriginal Item. One of a Kind. The Purple Heart (PH) is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed while serving, on or after April 5, 1917, with the U. S. military. With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, which took the form of a heart made of purple cloth, the Purple Heart is the oldest military award still given to U. S. military members the only earlier award being the obsolete